Author's+Purpose

Hello! On this page i will be describing author's purpose. The definition of authors purpose is: "the author's intent or reason for writing (to entertain, to persuade, to inform, etc.)" An easier way to understand it is just thinking of how the author intended to make you feel. If you think it was to make you laugh his purpose was to be humorous,If you think it was to help you learn something, it was to inform. Author's don't just write with no purpose at all. Otherwise it would be a very boring career for any author.

Tip: Like i said before read whatever you are reading,take a moment to process the writing,and visualize how it effected you. After this think about how the author intended to effect you.Once you get a good idea of what the author's intent was in the writing,you get the author's purpose.

Example: If you read a book that made you laugh nonstop or if it had constant jokes and humor,the author's purpose was likely to be to entertain. If you read a book that helped you learn something like the Civil War,the purpose of the book was to inform.

Thanks for reading!

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