A Joe Fasen Enhanced Power point
Authors' purpose
Why did the author write the book?
•Entertain
•Instruct
•Persuade
•Describe
Let’s look at author’s purpose…
closer
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:
The author is trying to teach you something.
INSTRUCT
The author tries to
change our minds about something.