English 9 Unit 5 Author's Purpose

Purpose to persuade uses

opinions, appeal to emotions and call to action

Purpose to entertain uses

suspense, excitement, humor and intrique

Author's purpose

what writer hopes to achieve with writing

Tone is

writer's attitude toward the subject

Purpose to inform is found in the writing formats of

encyclopedias, documentaries, and instruction manuals

Purpose to express thoughts or emotions uses

insightful observations and writer's personal feelings

Author's opinion is evident

by the choice of details in the writing

Purpose to persuade is found in the writing formats of

editorials, TV ads, and political speeches

Classification organization is

explaining by grouping similar items

Chronological organization is

explaining events in order by time as it happened

Comparison organization is

explaining similarities and differences between 2 or more subjects

Problem-solution organization is

explaining the difficulty and then the way to fix the trouble

Cause-effect organization is

explaining the reasons leading to a happening and the results

Purpose to inform uses

facts, diagrams and statistics

Author's purpose helps reader

focus on important details

Purpose to express thoughts or emotions is found in the writing formats of

poems, diaries and personal essays

Purpose to entertain is found in the writing formats of

short stories, novels, humorous essays and plays.

Non-fiction text features include

subheadings, captions, graphic aids and bold-faced type

Author's perspective is

the lens or view the writer has of the topic

Author's purpose is identified from

tone, title, word choice, important details and subject