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Author's purpose & Achievement of Purpose

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The document discusses author's or speaker's purpose in communication. It explains that the main purposes are to persuade, inform, or entertain. It provides examples of titles and matches them to these three purposes. The document further elaborates on the characteristics of informative, persuasive and entertaining content. It emphasizes that in academic texts, the purpose is usually to inform or persuade through a thesis statement. It provides templates for analyzing an author's purpose and evaluating if they achieved it.

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Author's purpose & Achievement of Purpose
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What was the speakers message? Why did the speaker say what he said?
Authors or speakers purpose Persuade Inform Entertain
Match the purpose on the left to the appropriate titles on the right 1. To persuade 2. To inform 3. To entertain A. How to cook chicken in 5 minutes B. Why you should not let your kids watch TV after 6pm C. You would not believe what she did next! D. Prince Philip died at the age of 99 E. How to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you F. The solution to our climate change problem G. The benefits of being an international student H. How to overcome culture shock
Match the purpose on the left to the appropriate titles on the right (ANSWER) A. How to cook chicken in 5 minutes (to inform) B. Why you should not let your kids watch TV after 6pm (to persuade) C. You would not believe what she did next! (to entertain) D. Prince Philip died at the age of 99 (to inform) E. How to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you (to entertain) F. The solution to our climate change problem (to inform/to persuade) G. The benefits of being an international student (to inform/to persuade) H. How to overcome culture shock (to inform/to persuade)
Match the purpose on the left to the appropriate titles on the right (ANSWER) A. How to cook chicken in 5 minutes (to inform) B. Why you should not let your kids watch TV after 6pm (to persuade) C. You would not believe what she did next! (to entertain) D. Prince Philip died at the age of 99 (to inform) E. How to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you (to entertain) F. The solution to our climate change problem (to inform/to persuade) G. The benefits of being an international student (to inform/to persuade) H. How to overcome culture shock (to inform/to persuade) How did you know which is which?
INFORMATIVE Fact-based The author/speaker dont care if you change your mind or not Tend to be balanced (e.g. advantages and disadvantages) PERSUASIVE Opinion-based Often supported by facts Intended outcome: For you to agree with them Problem Solution format ENTERTAINING Ultimate outcome: To evoke an emotion out of you (sad, angry, happy, shocked etc.) The author/speaker want you to react emotionally to their content The author/speaker want you to engage with their content Some are disguised as something like the news
In academic texts (written/spoken), the texts are either informative or persuasive It is closely related to the thesis statement
What is the authors purpose? The authors purpose is to inform/persuade readers to [insert thesis statement]
Did the author achieve their purpose? Explain your answer.
Introduction Yes, the author has achieved his/her/their purpose to _______. He/she/they have done this by [preview main ideas].
Body paragraphs Firstly, the author described the problems with He used the example of to illustrate this point. Secondly, the writer explained the causes of He used the example of...to convince the readers that. Finally, [family name] highlighted 3 solutions that will solve.He did this by explaining the...He then gave the example of.By sharing these solutions, he was able to _____ the readers to _____
Conclusion In conclusion, the author was successful in achieving his purpose to_______. He did this by ____[problem], _____[cause] and ______[solutions].
Other ways of saying say 1. Describe 2. Use the example of 3. Highlight 4. Explain 5. Give the example of 6. Sharing 7. ???
Exercise: Your article Whats the authors purpose? Did the author achieve their purpose? Explain your answer.

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Author's purpose & Achievement of Purpose

  • 4. What was the speakers message? Why did the speaker say what he said?
  • 5. Authors or speakers purpose Persuade Inform Entertain
  • 6. Match the purpose on the left to the appropriate titles on the right 1. To persuade 2. To inform 3. To entertain A. How to cook chicken in 5 minutes B. Why you should not let your kids watch TV after 6pm C. You would not believe what she did next! D. Prince Philip died at the age of 99 E. How to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you F. The solution to our climate change problem G. The benefits of being an international student H. How to overcome culture shock
  • 7. Match the purpose on the left to the appropriate titles on the right (ANSWER) A. How to cook chicken in 5 minutes (to inform) B. Why you should not let your kids watch TV after 6pm (to persuade) C. You would not believe what she did next! (to entertain) D. Prince Philip died at the age of 99 (to inform) E. How to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you (to entertain) F. The solution to our climate change problem (to inform/to persuade) G. The benefits of being an international student (to inform/to persuade) H. How to overcome culture shock (to inform/to persuade)
  • 8. Match the purpose on the left to the appropriate titles on the right (ANSWER) A. How to cook chicken in 5 minutes (to inform) B. Why you should not let your kids watch TV after 6pm (to persuade) C. You would not believe what she did next! (to entertain) D. Prince Philip died at the age of 99 (to inform) E. How to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you (to entertain) F. The solution to our climate change problem (to inform/to persuade) G. The benefits of being an international student (to inform/to persuade) H. How to overcome culture shock (to inform/to persuade) How did you know which is which?
  • 9. INFORMATIVE Fact-based The author/speaker dont care if you change your mind or not Tend to be balanced (e.g. advantages and disadvantages) PERSUASIVE Opinion-based Often supported by facts Intended outcome: For you to agree with them Problem Solution format ENTERTAINING Ultimate outcome: To evoke an emotion out of you (sad, angry, happy, shocked etc.) The author/speaker want you to react emotionally to their content The author/speaker want you to engage with their content Some are disguised as something like the news
  • 10. In academic texts (written/spoken), the texts are either informative or persuasive It is closely related to the thesis statement
  • 11. What is the authors purpose? The authors purpose is to inform/persuade readers to [insert thesis statement]
  • 12. Did the author achieve their purpose? Explain your answer.
  • 13. Introduction Yes, the author has achieved his/her/their purpose to _______. He/she/they have done this by [preview main ideas].
  • 14. Body paragraphs Firstly, the author described the problems with He used the example of to illustrate this point. Secondly, the writer explained the causes of He used the example of...to convince the readers that. Finally, [family name] highlighted 3 solutions that will solve.He did this by explaining the...He then gave the example of.By sharing these solutions, he was able to _____ the readers to _____
  • 15. Conclusion In conclusion, the author was successful in achieving his purpose to_______. He did this by ____[problem], _____[cause] and ______[solutions].
  • 16. Other ways of saying say 1. Describe 2. Use the example of 3. Highlight 4. Explain 5. Give the example of 6. Sharing 7. ???
  • 17. Exercise: Your article Whats the authors purpose? Did the author achieve their purpose? Explain your answer.