1. Evaluating Author’s Purpose
Why do authors write?

2. Persuade Inform Entertain Author’s Purpose
Authors write for three reasons:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain

3. Persuade
When an author tries to persuade the reader, they want you to think the way they think.
Examples?

4. Inform
When an author writes to inform a reader, they are giving the reader facts and information.
Examples?

5. Entertain
When an author tries to entertain the reader, they want you to enjoy what you are reading.
Examples?

6. Early American Literature
Puritan Style:
Escaping corruption in Church of England
Dressed plainly, simple lives, simple religion
God-given responsibility to establish right/wrong

7. Early American Literature
Puritan Style:
Escaping corruption in Church of England
Dressed plainly, simple lives, simple religion
God-given responsibility to establish right/wrong