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