AUTHORS PURPOSE The AUTHORS PURPOSE for writing any
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AUTHOR’S PURPOSE • The AUTHOR’S PURPOSE for writing any piece of literature is the reason the author created that particular piece. • Author’s write for many different reasons. There is not just one purpose that motivates people to write. We are going to discuss the six main types of author’s purpose and learn the significance of each type.
6 TYPES OF AUTHOR’S PURPOSE 1. to entertain: the author writes the story for the readers enjoyment. Most fiction stories, plays, and comedies are written for entertainment. 2. to explain: the author writes for the reader to have an idea of how something works. Directions that you receive with a new product and how-to’s are the most frequently used type of explainations.
6 TYPES OF AUTHOR’S PURPOSE CONTINUED. . . 3. to convince or persuade: the author is trying to make the reader agree with his/her ideas. Political campaigns, tv commercials, adds in newspapers, magazines, billboards. 4. to retell: an author does a retelling of a piece of literature from someone else. This is not an original work. The big bad wolf’s version of the 3 Little Pigs, the play version of Anne Frank, a screenplay from any novel.
6 TYPES OF AUTHOR’S PURPOSE 5. to give information: the author writes only facts. This type of author’s purpose only gives fact NO opinion. Dictionaries, thesaurus, atlas, encyclopedia, most textbooks are examples of factual information. 6. to criticize: the author makes their opinion known about a particular subject. It can be positive or negative. Movie reviews, newspaper editorials, book reviews, school papers are all examples
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE • It is important to know the author’s purpose so that we can have a better understanding of why the author chose to write about their subject. When we have a better understanding about author’s purpose, it helps us with theme, main idea, and point of view.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AUTHOR’S PURPOSE AND THEME? • Theme is the message from the story and authors purpose is the reason for the story!
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Exit Ticket • What is the difference between theme and author’s purpose?
