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AUTHOR’S PURPOSE &
PERSPECTIVE:
WHY DID THE AUTHOR
WRITE THIS PIECE?
Use this PowerPoint to complete your
Author’s Purpose & Perspective Notes –
NB p. 31
Add the following to your
NB’s Table of Contents
Pgs.
30-31 Author’s Purpose & Perspective
Paste pgs. 30-31 into your notebook
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE: the author’s
REASON for writing a text—the main
message he/she is trying to convey. An
author’s WORD CHOICE and the DETAILS
they include (or exclude) will help a
reader determine the author’s purpose.
*General Purpose:
**Persuade
**Inform / Explain
**Entertain
Click here to watch an Author’s Purpose video
*Word Choice:
**How does the author write about the
subject?
**What words does the author use?
***Do the words have a positive or
negative CONNOTATION?
*Details:
**Is the author BIASED?
***Does the author include details
that lean toward only one view
(perspective) of the issue?
**Is the author a CREDIBLE expert about
the subject/topic?
AUTHOR’S PERSPECTIVE:
How the author FEELS about the topic
he/she is writing about. When authors
write, he/she chooses EVIDENCE that best
supports their perspective (point of view)
on the topic.
Author’s Purpose & Perspective Practice – NB p. 30
• Read the “Building Green” passage.
• Complete the questions #1-5 on Practice NB p. 30
1. What main idea/central idea is the author trying to convince the readers to agree with?
_________________________________________________________________________
2. How does the author’s choice of words influence how readers think about the topic of conserving resources?
________________________________________________________________________
3. How does the author’s choice of facts or examples influence how readers think about the topic?
_________________________________________________________________________
4. What does the author want to accomplish in this text?
________________________________________________________________________
5. The author’s purpose for writing this text was to:
a. persuade b. inform c. entertain

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Author's purpose perspective pw pt for notes nb p 31

  • 1. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE & PERSPECTIVE: WHY DID THE AUTHOR WRITE THIS PIECE? Use this PowerPoint to complete your Author’s Purpose & Perspective Notes – NB p. 31
  • 2. Add the following to your NB’s Table of Contents Pgs. 30-31 Author’s Purpose & Perspective Paste pgs. 30-31 into your notebook
  • 3. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE: the author’s REASON for writing a text—the main message he/she is trying to convey. An author’s WORD CHOICE and the DETAILS they include (or exclude) will help a reader determine the author’s purpose.
  • 4. *General Purpose: **Persuade **Inform / Explain **Entertain Click here to watch an Author’s Purpose video
  • 5. *Word Choice: **How does the author write about the subject? **What words does the author use? ***Do the words have a positive or negative CONNOTATION?
  • 6. *Details: **Is the author BIASED? ***Does the author include details that lean toward only one view (perspective) of the issue? **Is the author a CREDIBLE expert about the subject/topic?
  • 7. AUTHOR’S PERSPECTIVE: How the author FEELS about the topic he/she is writing about. When authors write, he/she chooses EVIDENCE that best supports their perspective (point of view) on the topic.
  • 8. Author’s Purpose & Perspective Practice – NB p. 30 • Read the “Building Green” passage. • Complete the questions #1-5 on Practice NB p. 30 1. What main idea/central idea is the author trying to convince the readers to agree with? _________________________________________________________________________ 2. How does the author’s choice of words influence how readers think about the topic of conserving resources? ________________________________________________________________________ 3. How does the author’s choice of facts or examples influence how readers think about the topic? _________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does the author want to accomplish in this text? ________________________________________________________________________ 5. The author’s purpose for writing this text was to: a. persuade b. inform c. entertain