Author's Purpose, Tone, & Main Idea

Persuade

A letter to a senator describing the need for better schooling

Entertain

Birthday card

Entertain

To entertain his or her audience with a story, poem, play, or article

Inform

To inform the audience about what has occurred, how to do something, or why something happens.

Persuade

To persuade the audience to accept his or her opinion.

supporting detail

a piece of information or example that supports the main idea

topic

what the story, passage or other text is about

Casual Style

- Typically take place between classmates, friends, or co-workers who are not as close to you or are not in your innermost circle of family and best friends - conversational - allows for a more diverse range of topics

Formal Style

- one type speech style - Prepared in advance and follow strict rules in word choice and content

Informal Style

-one type of speech style -Semi-prepared and follows some rules

summarizing

Retelling the main ideas of a text in your own words.

central idea

a term that means the same thing as main idea

conclusion

an ending or wrap-up for your writing

Speech Style

it is "the way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed," and it corresponds to specific speech context

support

to bear or hold up; serve as a foundation for *any material that serves to prove a claim

Author's Purpose

why an author/speaker writes something