1. Reading Informational Texts
Author’s Purpose
and
Point and View

2. A Lesson in Author’s Purpose
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A Lesson in Author’s Purpose

3. Author’s Purpose
An author’s purpose is the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic. Then, once a topic is selected, the author must decide whether his purpose for writing is to persuade, inform, or entertain. the reader to agree with the author’s position.

4. Persuade
Inform Entertain

5. To Persuade The author wants to convince you of something!
This might mean the author wants the reader to think or act in a specific way.
Types of Persuasion:
Emotional Appeal
Bandwagon
Expert Opinion
Testimonial
Example: business letters, editorial articles, advertisements

6. Adopting a Pet from the Pound
To Persuade
Adopting a Pet from the Pound
Owning a pet from the pound or Animal Rescue League has many advantages. First of all, a child feels good about rescuing an abandoned or abused animal and giving it a whole new life. Besides, if the animals from the pound aren’t adopted right away, they might be put to sleep. Having a pet also means lots of responsibilities. A child has to feed, clean up after, brush, and exercise the pet.
Another great advantage of having a pet from the pound is the price of these cute and cuddly animals. Pets from the pound cost only a few dollars while pets at a fancy pet store can cost hundreds of dollars.
Once you adopt a pet from the Animal Rescue League, it will quickly become a part of your family. If you are thinking of adopting a pet, you might consider choosing a dog or a cat. Dogs and cats can bring lots of happy times to a family, and they can be excellent companions for a person who lives alone or someone who has lost a loved one. Dogs are also a wonderful source of protection. Cats are funny, and they may help to calm people down when they are sad or mad.
Please consider adopting an animal. If you remember all of the advantages of adopting a pet from the pound, you might find the bird, mouse, hamster, dog, or cat of your choice.

7. To Inform The author wants to give some kind of information.
The author's goal is to educate the reader about real world topics and provide facts on those topics.
Examples: textbooks, newspapers, informational books, encyclopedias

8. To Inform
Giraffes are the world's tallest mammals, thanks to their towering legs and long necks. A giraffe's legs alone are taller than many humans—about 6 feet. These long legs allow giraffes to run as fast as 35 miles an hour over short distances, and cruise comfortably at 10 miles an hour over longer distances.
Typically, these fascinating animals roam the open grasslands in small groups of about half a dozen.
Giraffes use their height to good advantage and browse on leaves and buds in treetops that few other animals can reach (acacias are a favorite). Even the giraffe's tongue is long! The 21-inch tongue helps them pluck tasty morsels from branches. Giraffes eat most of the time and, like cows, regurgitate food and chew it as cud. A giraffe eats hundreds of pounds of leaves each week, and must travel miles to find enough food.

9. To Entertain
The author wants to tell a story or describe real or imaginary characters, places, and events.
The author wants you to enjoy the writing.
Examples: fiction novels, short stories, poetry, narrative non- fiction

10. “Gregory” by Barbara Carter
To Entertain
“Gregory” by Barbara Carter
Gregory is my beautiful gray Persian cat. He walks with pride and grace, performing a dance of disdain as he slowly lifts and lowers each paw with the delicacy of a ballet dancer. His pride, however, does not extend to his appearance, for he spends most of his time indoors watching television and growing fat. He enjoys TV commercials, especially those for Meow Mix and 9 Lives. His familiarity with cat food commercials has led him to reject generic brands of cat food in favor of only the most expensive brands. Gregory is as finicky about visitors as he is about what he eats, befriending some and repelling others. He may snuggle up against your ankle, begging to be petted, or he may imitate a skunk and stain your favorite trousers. Gregory does not do this to establish his territory, as many cat experts think, but to humiliate me because he is jealous of my friends. After my guests have fled, I look at the old fleabag snoozing and smiling to himself in front of the television set, and I have to forgive him for his obnoxious, but endearing, habits.

11. If you are reading a narrative article that tells the story of two friends, you will most likely be reading this article because:
a. it informs you about important facts.
b. you need to understand how friendship works.
c. you enjoy the entertainment it brings.
d. you are hoping to persuade someone to be your friend.

12. If you are reading a narrative article that tells the story of two friends, you will most likely be reading this article because:
a. it informs you about important facts.
b. you need to understand how friendship works.
c. you enjoy the entertainment it brings.
d. you are hoping to persuade someone to be your friend.

13. In last night’s newspaper, you read about the increase of bicycle sales because the high gas prices.
The author wrote this article to:
a. explain how bicycles are made.
b. inform you of bicycle sales.
c. entertain you with bicycle tricks.
d. describe how hard it is to ride a bicycle.

14. In last night’s newspaper, you read about the increase of bicycle sales because the high gas prices.
The author wrote this article to:
a. explain how bicycles are made.
b. inform you of bicycle sales.
c. entertain you with bicycle tricks.
d. describe how hard it is to ride a bicycle.

15. Do you have a closet full of old coats that are just hanging around collecting dust? Well, if you do, this Saturday at Second Baptist Church, we will be collecting old coats and jackets to pass out to the homeless in our communities. Please drop off your jackets and coats in the church office by Wednesday afternoon at 4:00.
The people in our community need you more than they ever have! Please take a moment to go through your closet and give to those that are less fortunate than you are!
The author wrote this particular advertisement for a local community newspaper to:
a. explain why the homeless need coats.
b. describe what it’s like to have a new coat.
c. inform you about how cold the weather has been lately.
d. persuade you to give your old coats and jackets to the less fortunate.

16. Do you have a closet full of old coats that are just hanging around collecting dust? Well, if you do, this Saturday at Second Baptist Church, we will be collecting old coats and jackets to pass out to the homeless in our communities. Please drop off your jackets and coats in the church office by Wednesday afternoon at 4:00.
The people in our community need you more than they ever have! Please take a moment to go through your closet and give to those that are less fortunate than you are!
The author wrote this particular advertisement for a local community newspaper to:
a. explain why the homeless need coats.
b. describe what it’s like to have a new coat.
c. inform you about how cold the weather has been lately.
d. persuade you to give your old coats and jackets to the less fortunate.

17. Author’s Point of View

18. Author’s Point of View vs. Point of View
Non-Fiction
Point of View:
Fiction
The author’s opinion or feelings as detailed in a non-fiction text about the topic.
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person
Limited
Omniscient

19. Author’s Point of View: Non-Fiction
The word choices used in the text will help determine the author’s point of view about the topic addressed in the article.

20. Author’s Point of View: Non-Fiction
Which evidence from the passage best shows the author’s point of view about this topic?
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: A NORMAL YET POWERFUL GIRL
“I think Malala is an average girl,” Ziauddin Yousafzai says about the 16-year-old Pakistani girl who captured the world’s attention after being shot by the Taliban, “but there’s something extraordinary about her.”
A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his daughter’s fight to be educated. At a special event with Malala in Washington, D.C., he tells NPR’s Michel Martin that he is often asked what training he gave to his daughter. “I usually tell people, ‘You should not ask me what I have done. Rather you ask me, what I did not do,’” he says. “I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.”
Yousafzai has this advice for parents of girls around the world: “Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. And educate your daughters, they are amazing.”

21. Author’s Point of View: Non-Fiction
Which evidence from the passage best shows the author’s point of view about this topic?
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: A NORMAL YET POWERFUL GIRL
“I think Malala is an average girl,” Ziauddin Yousafzai says about the 16-year-old Pakistani girl who captured the world’s attention after being shot by the Taliban, “but there’s something extraordinary about her.”
A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his daughter’s fight to be educated. At a special event with Malala in Washington, D.C., he tells NPR’s Michel Martin that he is often asked what training he gave to his daughter. “I usually tell people, ‘You should not ask me what I have done. Rather you ask me, what I did not do,’” he says. “I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.”
Yousafzai has this advice for parents of girls around the world: “Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. And educate your daughters, they are amazing.”