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Author's Purpose Notes

Understanding an author's purpose is important for comprehending a text fully. There are three main purposes for writing: to entertain with creative works, to inform by providing factual information on unfamiliar topics through nonfiction, and to persuade by convincing the reader of a viewpoint typically through letters or editorials. Other purposes can include setting a mood, expressing personal feelings, or vividly describing an event from the author's perspective. Determining an author's intent helps the reader interpret the text appropriately.

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Author's Purpose Notes

Understanding an author's purpose is important for comprehending a text fully. There are three main purposes for writing: to entertain with creative works, to inform by providing factual information on unfamiliar topics through nonfiction, and to persuade by convincing the reader of a viewpoint typically through letters or editorials. Other purposes can include setting a mood, expressing personal feelings, or vividly describing an event from the author's perspective. Determining an author's intent helps the reader interpret the text appropriately.

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Kristen Theresa
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Authors Purpose Notes

When you read, it is important to think about the authors


purpose because it helps us understand the text better.

Why else might it be important to think about the authors purpose?

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There are many purposes a writer might have, but the three main
purposes are :

To entertain to get us thinking and appeal to our creative


mind
-typically a fiction story (mystery, fantasy, etc)
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To inform to give us factual information about something


we might not be familiar with, a new learning
topic
-typically a non-fiction text (articles, Time for
Kids)

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To persuade- to try to talk the reader into thinking like


him/her
-typically a letter or editorial (like in the
newspaper)
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*Some other purposes might be:

To create a mood the author might be trying to set the tone,


or
create a mood to enhance a story
-typically in a mystery story or tall tale
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To express personal feelings to share emotions or draw out

emotions of the reader


-typically a fiction story or a poem
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To describe- sometimes the author may just want to share a


vivid
description of an event/experience/place
*Different from inform because it is the authors
opinion, not necessarily facts!
-typically an advertisement, brochure, etc
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