PPT-Author’s Purpose 4.2 Reading Skill Authors usually write to persuade, inform, or entertain.

Authors Purpose 42 Reading Skill Authors usually write to persuade inform or entertain Persuade to cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument Did the author try to change your mind. Customer Service Description for Oracle Health Sciences InForm Multi Trial Cloud Services Modes of Writing. Four . Reasons for Writing. To Inform. (. Expository). To Persuade. (. Persuasive). To Entertain. . (. Narrative/story). To Express . (. Poetry). Writing to . Inform. Often called . CHAPTER 8 Purpose and Tone. There is an . author. —a person with thoughts, feelings, and opinions—behind everything you read. . the. . purpose . of a piece of writing—to inform, . to persuade, or to entertain—. CFL Research Project 2012. Persuasion. The process of creating, reinforcing, . or. changing people's beliefs or actions.. Degrees of Persuasion. Persuasion involves any movement by a . listener from left to right. CHAPTER 8 Purpose and Tone. There is an . author. —a person with thoughts, feelings, and opinions—behind everything you read. . the. . purpose . of a piece of writing—to inform, . to persuade, or to entertain—. Key Terms. PURPOSE:. IS DEFINED AS A SPECIFIC END OR OUTCOME TO BE OBTAINED. SCOPE:. THE EXTENT OF TREATMENT, ACTIVITY,OR INFLUENCE, THAT IS, WHAT IS AND IS NOT INCLUDED. MEDIUM:. IS A MEAN BY WHICH INFORMATION IS CONVEYED.. Restoring America’s Great Wetlands. Lesson 8 . Authors Purpose. To Persuade…. To Inform… . To Entertain… . The author writes to get you to do something or believe what they are saying. The author writes to give you information about a topic . to. ADVANCED READING. SECOND EDITION . Use the tab key, space bar, arrow keys, or page up/down. to move through the slides.. [Go to “Slide Show” pulldown menu and click on “Play from Start.”]. What is Media?. OTHER MEDIA:. Newspapers. Books and magazines. Recorded music. Movies. Radio. Television. The internet. Purpose of Media Text. Who created it?. Who benefits from it? E.g., If the media text is trying to sell you something, then the company will benefit. If the media text is meant to inform the public (for example, an ad to encourage people to stop smoking), then the public benefits from the text.. Part of reading critically is being aware of an author’s . purpose. and . tone. . . • Purpose. . —. . the author’s . reason for writing. • Tone. . —. . the expression of the author’s . Oral Interpretation: To Inform & Persuade An analysis of categories for Poetry & Prose And the “Unwritten Rules” Student Activity Conference - University of Texas @ Austin October 27, 2018 Author’s Purpose 4.2 Reading Skill Authors usually write to persuade, inform, or entertain. Persuade: to cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument Did the author try to change your mind? The Purpose and Presentation of Texts Please note that I have adapted information from various resources to create this PowerPoint presentation Inform Remember that a text may serve more than one purpose