Author

1
Authors Purpose
2
Persuade
Authors Purpose Characteristics
Examples

• Convinces the reader to share the writers
  opinion
• Uses facts, examples and statistics to prove a
  point
• Uses words that show value, such as best, worst
  and greatest

Editorials
Persuade
3
Inform
Authors Purpose Characteristics
Examples

• Tells what, how or why
• Uses facts, statistics, examples, illustrations,
  diagrams, headings and subheadings

Articles
Inform
4
Express
Authors Purpose Characteristics
Examples

• Expresses feelings or emotions on a certain
  topic, but does not try to change your beliefs
• Uses emotional words and expressions, frequent
  use of I

Poems and essays
Express
5
Entertain
Authors Purpose Characteristics
Examples

• Tells a story can be funny or humorous
• Uses dialogue
• Has a beginning, middle and end

Entertain
Stories, novels, plays and poems
6
Explain
Authors Purpose Characteristics
Examples

• Explains a process
• How something is made or created
• Can use numbered steps or instructions
• Key vocabulary--first, next, last

Explain
Articles, recipes