Lesson 32: Author’s Purpose and Point of View

Checklist for Author’s Purpose and Point of View:

In order to identify author’s purpose and point of view, note the following:
- facts, statistics, and graphic aids as these indicate that an author is writing to inform
- descriptions that present a complicated process in plain language, which may indicate that an author is writing to explain
- whether the author uses figurative language or other descriptive words in order to intensify an emotion
- the author’s use of rhetoric, or the art of speaking and writing persuasively, such as using repetition to drive home a point

To determine the author’s purpose and point of view, consider the following questions:
- How does the author convey, or communicate, information in the text?
- Does the author use figurative or emotional language? What effect does it have on the author’s point of view?
- Are charts, graphs, maps and other graphic aids included in the text? For what purpose?
- How does the author use rhetoric to try and persuade readers to accept a specific point of view or opinion? Is the use of
rhetoric successful? Why or why not?

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.6, SL.9-10.1.A, SL.9-10.1.C, SL.9-10.2

DOK 2 & 3

Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds

• Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes

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