Purpose and Tone II

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Purpose and Tone II

• More on the authors attitude and motives in
  writing.

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Why look at the authors purpose?

• An author always has a reason or purpose for
  writing a passage.
• Some passages explicitly state their purposes.
• Other passages leave it for the reader to guess
  or infer the purpose.
• The good reader should always seek the purpose of
  a passage because it is an excellent clue for
  critically understanding the writing.

• The three most common purposes are
• To inform
• To entertain
• To persuade
• There are, though, several more that we will
  study today.

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What are the other purposes?

• To instruct
• To create suspense
• To motivate
• To cause doubt
• To describe an event
• To teach a lesson
• To introduce a character
• To create a mood
• To relate to an adventure
• To share a personal experience

What are the womens purposes?
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What is the authors purpose?

• What is the purpose?
• __1. All About the Worlds Ocean Creatures
• __2. The Time I Fell in the Mud
• __3. Lets Raise the Penalties for Polluters
• To entertain
• To inform
• To persuade

What is this authors purpose?
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Here is the authors purpose

• B 1. All About the Worlds Ocean Creatures
• A 2. The Time I Fell in the Mud
• C 3. Lets Raise the Penalties for Polluters

• The scientific article is informative.
• The story sounds entertaining.
• The promotional piece suggests persuasion.

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What is the authors purpose?

• __1. Are adults responsible for teen violence?
• __2. You too can pass COMPASS.
• __3. Who will win this years Grammy Award?

• Why were each of the articles on the right
  probably written?
• A. To create suspense
• B. To motivate
• C. To cause doubt

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Here is the authors purpose

• A 1. Are adults responsible for teen violence?
• B 2. You too can pass COMPASS.
• C 3. Who will win this years Grammy Award?

• The title indicates that we should be skeptical
  and doubting.
• This title motivates and encourages action.
• This title creates uncertainty and suspense about
  the receipt of the award.

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What is the authors purpose?

• __1. How to master proper parallelism.
• __2. 9-11 USA under Fire.
• __3. A First Look at Captain Nemo.

• Why were each of the articles on the right
  probably written?
• A. To describe an event.
• B. To teach a lesson.
• C. To introduce a character.

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Here is the authors purpose

• B 1. How to master proper parallelism.
• A 2. 9-11 USA under Fire.
• C 3. A First Look at Captain Nemo.

• The knowledge given teaches a lesson in grammar.
• The narrative describes an event.
• The description introduces a character.

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What is the authors purpose?

• __1. The Time that I Finally Learned to Share.
• __2. Lost in a Cave with No Escape.
• __3. The Terror of Knowing You Are About to
  Become Shark bait.

• Why were each of the articles on the right
  probably written?
• A. To create a mood or feeling.
• B. To relate to an adventure.
• C. To share a personal experience.

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Here is the authors purpose

• C 1. The Time that I Finally Learned to Share.
• B 2. Lost in a Cave with No Escape.
• A 3. The Terror of Knowing You Are About to
  Become Shark bait.

• A To create a mood or feeling.
• B. To relate to an adventure.
• C. To share a personal experience.

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What are authors attitudes?

• Authors attitudes express their feelings toward
  their topics.
• They indicate how they feel by their choice of
  words.
• Certain words, such as idiot and moron, just
  sound more emotional than others do.

How is the mans attitude?
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What is the authors attitude?

• admiringangryanxiousapprovingbitingbitterca
  lmcheerfulcoldcomicconceited

• humorousinformalinsultingjoyfullivelyplayful
  sadserious
• sorrowfulthreateningwistful

discourageddisgusteddoubtfulearnestelatedenc
ouragingfunnygloomygrateful happy hostile
Of course, any attitude is possible these are
just the common ones.
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What are the authors tones?

• __1. The world would be a much better place with
  more love, joy, and peace.
• __2. With your gracious assistance, the homeless
  will have places to stay.
• __3. It is regrettable that so many have so
  little.
• __4. No matter what you think, I know all the
  answers on every test.

• Which tone is in use?
• Grateful or thankful
• Wistful or wishing
• Sorrowful or sad
• Insulting or rude
• Conceited or arrogant

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Here are the authors tones

• _B_1. The world would be a much better place with
  more love, joy, and peace.
• _A_2. With your gracious assistance, the homeless
  will have places to stay.
• _C_3. It is regrettable that so many have done so
  little.
• _E_4. No matter what you think, I know all the
  answers on every test there is.

• Which tone is in use?
• Grateful or thankful
• Wistful or wishing
• Sorrowful or sad
• Insulting or rude
• Conceited or arrogant

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What are the authors tones?

• __1. Hey, stupid, get yourself out of the way!
• __2. Dont worry about a thing Ill take care of
  the details.
• __3. Who knows when or where the terrorists will
  strike!
• __4. Some people can trick or treat without the
  masks.
• __5. There is help for you over there if you need
  it.

• Which tone is in use?
• Calm and peaceful
• Anxious and worried
• Biting and bitter
• Earnest and sincere
• Comic and humorous

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What are the authors tones?

• _C_1. Hey, stupid, get yourself out of the way!
• _A_2. Dont worry about a thing Ill take care
  of the details.
• _B_3. Who knows when or where the terrorists will
  strike!
• _E_4. Some people can trick or treat without the
  masks.
• _D_5. There is help for you over there if you
  need it.

• Which tone is in use?
• Calm and peaceful
• Anxious and worried
• Biting and bitter
• Earnest and sincere
• Comic and humorous

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Review of Purpose and Tone

• Authors have reasons for writing.
• Look for the reason, and you will understand the
  passage better.
• The main reasons are
• To inform
• To persuade
• To entertain
• There are, however, lots of other possible
  reasons.

• Authors, like speakers, also have attitudes.
• The tone shows in the words they use.
• The most common tones are
• Favorable
• Neutral
• Critical
• Yet there are also many other possible tones that
  are used.