1. Author’s Purpose Notes

2. Author’s Purpose= why he/she is writing, what he/she is trying to achieve
Can be more than one, but usually one main purpose
Examples:
To inform or explain
To persuade, convince
To express thoughts/ feelings
To entertain

3. How do you figure it out? Think: Who is the audience?
What does the author want to happen?
What choices did he/she make with subject, tone, diction, details, and words?

4. Author’s Perspective= the lens through which a writer looks at a topic, influenced by their values, experiences, feelings
Think about focus, word choice, tone

5. Point of View vs. Perspective
Both are similar
Perspective- about the author’s background and experiences, feelings, where he is coming from
Point of View-how the story is being told (1st or 3rd person, who is the narrator)
Elephant pic links to pov squirrel video

7. Compare the perspective and point of view of the dog poems, what was the author’s purpose

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