Author's+Purpose

=~ Author's Purpose~=

Definiton- // Author’s purpose // is the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic. Then, once a topic is selected, the author must decide whether his purpose for writing is to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain his ideas to the reader.

Tips- It is actually very easy to find the purpose first you need to look at the peice and figure out if it is entertaining or if it is informative or maybe to persuade you to do something. They will leave clues.

Examples- This Guide to grammar is Informative because i am informing you about grammar. For the book The three little pigs it is a entertaining book because you dont get anything really out of it beside not letting wolves blow down your straw house.

The source i used to create this page is- http://www.gourmetlearning.com/Site/Media%20Presentation_files/Appetizers.pdf