Discovering an author's points of view
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The document provides information about identifying an author's point of view. It explains that an author's point of view is the perspective from which they present their ideas. Authors can write to inform, entertain, or persuade. To identify an author's point of view, the reader needs to carefully analyze the text and consider the author's purpose. The document includes examples of texts and asks the reader to determine the author's point of view in each case based on evidence from the text. It concludes that identifying an author's purpose can help with comprehending what is being read.
Discovering an author's points of view
- 2. Title • Text DISCOVERING THE AUTHOR’S POINT OF VIEW
- 3. DOC, DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE POINT OF VIEW? UUM, I DON’T KNOW SURELY, MY FRIEND WILL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS..
- 4. A point of view is the point through which the author considers, presents or communicates his messages or ideas.
- 5. Authors have reasons why they write a piece. •Many authors write to inform or teach someone about something. •Sometimes authors write for others to enjoy his or her piece. •Often authors' purpose of writing is to persuade their audience to do or not do something.
- 6. HOW WE CAN FIND THE AUTHOR’S POINT OF VIEW IN A TEXT?
- 7. To make you clearer about the author's point of view, lets read the text carefully !
- 8. The earth is a sphere made up of one- fourth land and three-fourths water. The largest bodies of water are the four oceans: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. The land is divided into seven continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica.
- 9. • The author did not write this piece to entertain or persuade you. She wrote this piece to inform the audience. There is evidence to support this answer. Everything that is written in this piece is a FACT It is a fact that the earth is made up of 1/4 land and 3/4 water with four oceans and seven continents. From the text, we can know that the author wrote the text to inform you about the continents and oceans of the world.
- 10. Remember, authors' writing pieces have a point of view. If you can identify whether an author has written a piece to entertain, inform or persuade his or her audience, this will help you comprehend what you are reading!
- 12. Identify the author's purpose of each piece. Then, support your answer with evidence from the piece and choose the author's purpose. In each piece below, is the author trying to inform/teach, entertain, or persuade/convince his or her audience?
- 13. READ THE TEXT CAREFULLY! • Jim was unable to get to sleep. When he went to bed he cried. Tomorrow is his birthday party and it is going to be ruined. How can we go sledding with no snow? The next morning, when Jim got out of bed and ran to the window, he shouted with glee, "The snow has fallen and we can go sledding!" Jim was happy because now he can have his birthday sledding party.
- 14. A. INFORM/TEACH B. ENTERTAIN C. PERSUADE/CONVINCE The author wrote this to:
- 16. TO ENTERTAIN THE AUDIENCE… AND THE ANSWER IS… YES..YOU DID IT..!!! YIPPIYYY
- 17. READ THIS TEXT BELOW !!! • Everyone should have a pet. Pets are very loving and affectionate. They help children learn responsibility. Pets give you unconditional love. Having a pet is a wonderful experience. •
- 18. The author’s wrote this to ________???
- 22. ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT EXERCISE ??? LET’S CHECK IT OUT… There are three lights on a traffic light. The top light is red and that means stop. The middle light is yellow and that means caution. The bottom light is green and that means go
- 23. The answer is to inform/teach Yes…you are absolutely right, because the author wrote this to teach you about three parts of a traffic light.
- 24. The last exercise Read the text and determine whether they are True (T) or False (F).
- 25. If you want to become a better reader you need to read often. Research supports that children need to read frequently to be able to read fluently and to be able read high frequency words. All students will benefit by reading at least 20 - 30 minutes per day. Make it a point and read more often!
- 26. 1. The writer thinks that, to become a better reader, everyone needs to read often. 2. The author is sure that reading at least 20-30 minutes per day is helpful/beneficial/useful for all students. 3. The writer feels that research supports that reading often will not enable children to read fluently. TRUE TRUE FALSE
- 28. Presented by EKA INDAH SYAFITRI QUOTES OF THE DAY “FAILURE IS THE MOTHER OF SUCCESS’’