Au1PC8'S u8CSL

AuLhor's urpose ls Lhe reason why Lhe LexL was wrlLLen lL can
be Lhe maln purpose for Lhe selecLlon or Lhe auLhor's reasons
for lncludlng elemenLs wlLhln Lhe LexL
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O 1hlnklng abouL an auLhor's maln reason for wrlLlng
helps readers seL a purpose for readlng a selecLlon
O AuLhors may use dlfferenL LexL sLrucLures dependlng on
Lhelr purpose
O Some auLhors wrlLe Lo enLerLaln 1hey Lell sLorles abouL
characLers and seLLlngs LhaL are fun Lo read abouL 1hey
ofLen use sequence Lo Lell sLory evenLs ln order
O AuLhors who wrlLe malnly Lo Leach lnform or explaln
glve readers facLs abouL a Loplc 1hls ls ofLen used ln
nonflcLlon wrlLlng AuLhors may use maln ldea and
deLalls Lo Lell Lhe lnformaLlon
O AuLhors who wrlLe Lo persuade glve oplnlons abouL
Lhelr sub[ecLs 1hey may ask or Lry Lo convlnce readers
Lo do or Lhlnk a cerLaln way 1hey glve reasons and
deLalls Lo supporL Lhelr oplnlon 1hls ls ofLen found ln
speeches adverLlsemenLs and leLLers Lo edlLors
O 8ecognlzlng Lhe auLhor's purpose can help readers
undersLand Lhe auLhor's perspecLlve how Lhe auLhor
feels abouL Lhe sub[ecL

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ULS1ICN S1LMS

O Jhy dld Lhe auLhor wrlLe Lhls sLory?
O JhaL ls Lhe auLhor's maln purpose for wrlLlng Lhls arLlcle?
O 1hls passage was wrlLLen malnly Lo
O ln Lhe lasL paragraph why dld Lhe auLhor end Lhe passage
wlLh ___?
O JhaL does Lhe auLhor mean when he/she wrlLes ___?
O JhaL ls Lhe auLhor's MCS1llkely reason for ___?
O JlLh whlch of Lhe followlng sLaLemenLs would Lhe auLhor
MCS1 llkely agree?
O ln order Lo show readers LhaL ___ Lhe auLhor lncludes ___
O 1he MCS1 llkely reason Lhe auLhor _____ was
O 1he auLhor says ___" Lo show LhaL
O Jhy does Lhe auLhor ____?
O JhaL was Lhe auLhor's purpose ln _____ ?
O JhaL ls Lhe purpose of Lhe flrsL headlng? (lllusLraLlon eLc)
NSWLk S1LMS
O 1o Lell abouL
O 1o explaln
O 1o show how Lo
O 1o convlnce (persuade)Lhe reader Lo
O 1o encourage readers Lo
O 1o glve lnformaLlon abouL
O 1o descrlbe
O 1o Leach
O 1o glve an example of
O 1o lnLroduce readers Lo
O 1o reveal
O 1o add suspense