The document discusses identifying an author's purpose for writing a piece of text. It provides examples of three common purposes - to persuade, inform, or entertain. It also gives tips for determining the author's purpose such as considering why they wrote it and looking at characteristics like opinions, facts, or amusement. The purpose can be identified by carefully analyzing the text and considering factors like the type of vocabulary used and the tone.

1. What do you think was the author’s purpose in creating this
artwork?
• W point is he
hat
making?
• W is he telling us ?
hat

2. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE IS..
• THE W ’
RITERS INTENTOR HIS REASON FOR
WRITINGAPIECE OF TEXT

3. ’
THE AUTHORS PURPOSE FOR
W RITINGIS TO
• Persuade--Tries to convince the reader
• Inform--Teach the reader something; give
information
• Entertain--Just to give the reader something
to enjoy

4. PERSUADE INFORM ENTERTA IN
REA S ONS Tries to convince Gives information, Is meant to give the
the readero do
t ideas, or facts about readersenjoyment
something, to buy something
something, or to
believe something
POS SI BLE TOPICS A campaign flyer A nonfiction book A fiction story
for the mayoral about bald eagles (happy or )sad
election
CHARA CTERIST ICS Opinion:
1. Reason#1 1. What 1. Amusing
2. Reason#2 2. Why 2. Funny
3. Reason#3 3. How
WH ERE T O LOOK Advertise ments Newspapers Fiction stories / Plays
Editorials Articles Poems / Joke books
Textbooks Sitcoms / Movies
Òho w-toÓbooks

5. W ’ THE PURPOSE?
HATS
• There is a new business in town at
131 Main Street. The Dead-On
Detective Agency will open its door
• W is the
hat
for the first time today. Owned and authors’
operated by Timothy Johns, a former
officer, the agency will offer a variety purpose for
of private investigatory services. Mr. writing this
Johns assures us that any piece of text?
investigations he undertakes will be
completed quickly and in complete
confidence. Prospective clients may • How do you
call 215-786-0329 to arrange an
appointment. We wish Mr. Johns luck
know?
in his new business, and welcome
him to Boise City.

6. W ’ THE PURPOSE?
HATS
DEAD -ONDETECTIVE AGENCY
QUICKPRIVATE-INEXPENSIVE
-
No problem too small or too big!
CALL 222-786-0329 TODAY!

7. AND THE PURPOSE IS…
• The outer door of the Dead-On Detective
Agency opened. A young woman looked
timidly about, then stepped inside. Timothy
Johns looked up from the desk where he was
working and smiled. The young woman
moved hesitantly toward him, then perched
herself primly on the edge of a chair in front of
his desk. “Mr Johns,” she began, “I…I’m in
trouble.”
• HOW DO YOU KNOW THE WRITER’S
PURPOSE?

8. TIPS TOREM BERTHE
EM
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE FOR
• THINKOF W RITNG…
SOM ETHING
SW EET
• LIKE A…

9. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
PERSUADE
INFORM
ENTERTAIN

10. ’ ’
NOWITS YOURTURNTODETERM THE AUTHORS
INE
PURPOSE
• Each group will need their own graphic
organizer to record information after careful
analysis of the text
• One stack of paper clipped text

11. AUTHORÕSPURPOSE CHART
NAME OF TEXT AUTHORÕS HOW DO I KNOW
PURPOSE
Dead On Detective Inform Facts; phone#,
Agency
backgrou on
nd
owner,type jobs
done, location, ty
pe
of workhe does