Author's purpose for Second Graders

1. Author's Purpose A Joe Fasen Enhanced Power point

2. Authors' purpose Why did the author write the book?

3. Reasons Authors Write: Entertain Instruct Persuade Describe

4. Authors also write - to inform to sell to show a different point of view

5. Let’s look at author’s purpose… closer

6. The author is trying to get you to laugh, or cry, or yell with excitement. They may try to scare you or make you worried! ENTERTAIN:

7. The author is trying to teach you something. INSTRUCT

8. persuade The author tries to change our minds about something.

9. ASK YOURSELF: Did the author try to make me laugh ? Entertain     Did the author want to tell me a story ? Entertain

10. ASK AGAIN: Did the author give me facts? Inform     Did the author try to teach me something? Inform     Did the author try to convince me? Persuade     Did the author want to change my mind? Persuade