Did you know that everything you read has a purpose?
When an author writes something (book, magazine, textbook, and newspaper article), he/she chooses his/her words for a purpose..
The author's purpose is the main reason that he/she has for writing the selection
When an author writes to entertain, persuade, or inform, he/she has his/her point of view on the subject.
Point of view is an author's opinion about the subject.
The author's purpose and point of view go together.
The author wants you to see the topic from his/her point of view.
For some issues, you will be able to tell whether the author is for or against something.
When you are able to recognize the authors purpose, you will have a better understanding of the selection..
Some selections will have two purposes. For example, if the article is about eating healthy, it will try persuade you to eat your vegetables as well as, inform you about the different types of food groups
If the author's purpose is to inform, you will learn something from the selection.
Information pieces sometimes use one or more of the following: facts, details/instructions, places, events, people
If the author's purpose is to persuade, that means they want you to believe their position.
Persuasive pieces as usually non-fiction. Although there are facts, it contains the author's opinions,. With persuasive pieces, it is clear on the author's point of view(whether he/she is for or against it.)
If the author's purpose is to entertaun, one goal may be to tell a story or to describe characters, places or events (real or imaginary)
Thats it..