AUTHOR’S PURPOSE How do we identify the Author’s Purpose?

WHAT IS AUTHOR’S PURPOSE Author’s Purpose is the reason the author is writing that particular piece Author’s Purpose is the reason the author is writing that particular piece The Four Types of Author’s Purpose: The Four Types of Author’s Purpose: To inform To inform To entertain To entertain To persuade To persuade To describe To describe

TO INFORM When writing to inform, it is the author’s goal to enlighten the reader with subjects that are typically real and factual. Few opinions are expressed. When writing to inform, it is the author’s goal to enlighten the reader with subjects that are typically real and factual. Few opinions are expressed. Examples of this kind of writing are textbooks and Examples of this kind of writing are textbooks and newspapers. newspapers.

TO ENTERTAIN When writing to entertain, one goal may be to tell a story or to describe characters, places, or events (real or imaginary) When writing to entertain, one goal may be to tell a story or to describe characters, places, or events (real or imaginary) Examples of this type of writing are stories, plays, Examples of this type of writing are stories, plays, poems, jokes, and even comic stripes. poems, jokes, and even comic stripes.

TO PERSUADE When writing to persuade, the goal is to get the reader to agree with the writer’s opinion, or thoughts about a certain subject. This type of writing if opinionated, but the author may provide facts and examples to support the opinion. When writing to persuade, the goal is to get the reader to agree with the writer’s opinion, or thoughts about a certain subject. This type of writing if opinionated, but the author may provide facts and examples to support the opinion. Examples of this kind of writing are commercials, Examples of this kind of writing are commercials, advertisements, and newspaper editorials advertisements, and newspaper editorials

TO DESCRIBE When writing to describe, the author’s goal is to compare/contrast things through details and description. It could also be, quite simply, to describe how something looks or what it’s like. Examples of descriptive texts include comparative texts describing the differences between things and travel brochures describing a specific location/destination.