The document provides information about identifying an author's point of view. It explains that an author's point of view is the perspective from which they present their ideas. Authors can write to inform, entertain, or persuade. To identify an author's point of view, the reader needs to carefully analyze the text and consider the author's purpose. The document includes examples of texts and asks the reader to determine the author's point of view in each case based on evidence from the text. It concludes that identifying an author's purpose can help with comprehending what is being read.