1. Author's Purpose

2. Authors' purpose questions are another way of saying, "Why did the author write this anyhow, or what was the reason this piece was written?"
Borrowed from:

3. Important reasons for author's to write:
Entertain
Explain/
Instruct
Persuade
Describe

4. ENTERTAIN: THE AUTHOR TELLS A STORY THAT DESCRIBES
SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IN AN INTERESTING WAY!

5. Explain/Instruct
The author will explain or teach something in the story that the reader doesn’t know. The author provides knowledge to the reader.

6. persuade
The author tries to change our opinion on a topic by appealing to our emotions.

7. dark, shadowy figures DESCRIBE hot and arid rolling waves
Authors often describe to support other
purposes in writing. They use it to create
a character, set a mood or envision a scene.
DESCRIBE
hot and arid
rolling waves

8. Knowing the Author's Purpose
prepare your mind for the type of information in the reading
make the article easier to summarize
make it easier for you to discriminate between the article's main idea and important details
Will: