EXTRA CREDIT TASK COUNT THE NUMBER OF PIES YOU SEE

IN THIS ENTIRE PRESENTATION BUT….

MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LEARN!!!

Author’s Purpose, Bias, and Fact vs. OpinionEnd-of-Year Review

Author's Purpose

In order to effectively evaluate a passage, it is essential to determine the author's purpose. There are three main purposes to an author's passage:

To inform To entertain To persuade

Want a Way to Remember it? P (persuade)

I (inform) E (entertain) S (share feelings)

Author's Purpose: To Inform

When writing to inform, it is the author's goal to enlighten the reader with subjects that are typically real and factual. Few opinions are expressed.

The facts in an informational passage are used to teach, not to persuade. Examples of informative texts include: cookbooks, textbooks, and historical accounts.

PIES!PURPOSE, INFORM, ENTERTAIN, and

SHARE FEELINGS!

Author's Purpose: To Entertain

When writing to entertain, one goal may be to tell a story or to describe characters, places, or events (real or imaginary).

Examples of entertaining texts include: plays, poems, stories, jokes, or even comic strips.

Author's Purpose: To Persuade When writing to persuade, the goal is to get

the reader to agree with the writer's opinion. This type of writing is opinionated, but the author may provide facts and examples to support the opinion.

Examples of persuasive texts include: commercials, advertisements, and editorials.

Author’s Purpose: Sharing FeelingsSharing feelings means to tell the reader what

you are thinking.

Examples

journals, diaries, letters

A title can often set the tone of the passage. Reading newspaper headings is

one way to practice determining the author's purpose.

In the next activity, read each headline and then select the purpose for the passage.

Headline #1 "Life found on Mars.

Scientists discover new forms of life that once lived on Mars."

Inform Entertain Persuade

Headline #2 "The Secret of the

Mysterious Pendant"

Inform Entertain Persuade

Headline #3 "A Laugh a Minute" Inform

Entertain Persuade

Fact vs. Opinion In surveying a passage, it is sometimes

helpful to notice facts and opinions. If a passage has more facts than opinions, it is more than likely an informative passage. If a passage has more opinions than facts, the passage will either be a persuasive passage or an entertaining one.

FACT vs. OPINION PracticeFACT OPINION Passage

In Tarpon Springs, Florida there are people who work underwater.

These people are called sponge divers.

The kind of treasure they look for is called sponges.

Sponge diving is not an easy job.

The diver has to breathe under the water, and be careful of extreme water pressure.

What’s the Author’s Purpose? In Tarpon Springs, Florida

there are people who work underwater. These people are called sponge divers. The kind of treasure they look for is called sponges. Sponge diving is not an easy job. The diver has to breathe under the water, and be careful of extreme water pressure.

Persuade Entertain Inform

Author's Purpose ActivityUse the information on the medicine bottle to determine the author's purpose.

What is the purpose of this text? To Inform To Persuade To Entertain

Use the information on the left to determine the author's

purpose. What is the purpose of this text?

To Inform To Persuade To Entertain

What is Bias? A bias is when you are partial to something

over something else. EXAMPLE: Say you like Coke over Pepsi. If

you were somewhere, and wanted a soda and they only had Pepsi and you decided to drink water instead you would be showing your bias towards Coke.

BIAS Students look for bias in a school construction

scenario: Statement - “Construction is going great this

fall at South Davie Schools!”

Now, depending on the bias of the individual /group, the facts that are paid attention to will be significantlydifferent.

Construction Workers: “It’s going great. We’ve gotten so much done

in less than a year…. we’ve been working overtime to that these kids will have a terrific new building to learn in. Man, at ___ school where we were last year, it took us almost a year and a half. We are going fast, man!”

Administration We cannot believe the school is not ready. All

I can do is shake my head….we were promised September, and it won’t be until October. What am I going to tell parents, staff, or the kids?How will I explain this to them all? I am so stressed out!”

Teachers: “My room isn’t ready, I have no air

conditioning, I can’t get to all my files, and there’s stuff all over. Not to mention that my room has been used as the lunchroom for those smelly workers all summer. PEEYOOO! This is going to be terrible year.”

PARENTS: “Will it be safe for my Johnny and Susie?

What if something falls on them? Will there be lunch provided? What if school starts later? How will I manage with the kids at home? I expect my tax paying dollars to go toward

Students: “ What? No new lunchroom? They promised

us that last year. And there was supposed to be a new, air-conditioned theater, more classrooms (meaning less people in my third hour), and all this technology. Well, where is it? I hear we get open lunch until the new lunchroom is built. Yee ha!”

What is bias? Tell me again- Bias- is when you favor one side over

another. Bias means that someone is unfairly partial to

one side or in has favoritism to one side. EX: The team's coach thought that the referees were biased when they made many bad calls for their team, but none for the other even though the plays were similar.

Remember Author’s Purpose? Get ready…

Practice Time—Are you ready? Directions:

On a piece of paper number from 1 to 16. For each of the next 16 slides determine the author’s purpose for the type of writing. Write

P for persuade

I for inform E for entertain

S for share feelings

PIES1. a poster about a community walk-a-thon for

charity

PIES2. appointment card from the dentist

PIES3. an advertisement for Coca-Cola

PIES4. a book report

PIES5. a story read to students by the librarian

PIES6. knock knock jokes

PIES7. an e-mail that tells a friend you are going to be

late

PIES8. diary

PIES instructions booklet on how to assemble a

bicycle

step by step recipe

11. half price ad from Wal-Mart

crossword puzzle

short story

14. directions for taking medication

15. encyclopedia

letters

EXTRA CREDIT How many pies were in the ENTIRE

presentation?

12