PPT-Author’s Purpose

Modes of Writing Four Reasons for Writing To Inform Expository To Persuade Persuasive To Entertain Narrativestory To Express Poetry Writing to Inform Often called . Author:. Retold and Adapted by Eric A. Kimmel. Genre: . Classic Historical Fiction. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary. . Words. :. Arcade Games. Study Stack . Spelling City: Vocabulary. Spelling City: Spelling Words . Everglades Forever. Restoring America’s Great Wetlands. Authors Purpose. To Persuade…. To Inform… . To Entertain… . The author writes to get you to do something or believe what they are saying. Entertain. Persuade. Inform. Test Yourself. Everyone. has a purpose for doing something.. You drink because . you are thirsty.. You sleep because . you are tired.. When an author writes a story they write it for a reason.. 2012-2013. WOLCS. Word of the Day. Context Clues. information . from . the reading that identifies a word or group of words. Word of the Day. Prefixes and Suffixes. an affix put before a word to alter its meaning. 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—. 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 . P.I.E.S & Opinions. Author’s Purpose. The author’s purpose is the reason the author is writing.. Knowing the author’s purpose will help you to:. Have a better understanding of the reading.. The most fun you’ll ever have…. Consider the Connotations. Denotation = dictionary definition, literal meaning. Connotation = another meaning it suggests, positive or negative. Positive or Negative??. pierre. . benoit. Essential question:. Is a person's homeland the country where he or she is born or the country where he or she is raised?. (Notes). Learning Objective. : . The student will be able to analyze the elements of a personal essay, including its purpose, structure, central idea, and details.. Set up your notebooks!. Author’s Pepsi. Author’s Pepsi. P = Purpose. E = . P= . S=. I=. Author’s Pepsi. P = Purpose. E = . P= . S=. I=. An author’s purpose is his reason for or intent in writing. . Author’s Purpose The reasons the author has for writing/creating a particular text Author’s Purpose There are 3 purposes: To PERSUADE To INFORM To ENTERTAIN To PERSUADE Includes: A statement of opinion 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? 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? 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?. Did the author try to make you do or believe something?.