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Author’s Purpose Notes
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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
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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?
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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
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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)
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