The authors purpose

• referring to the why behind their writing.

  The authors purpose
• the reason they decided to write about something in the first place.

  The authors purpose
• Persuade

  • very common purpose of writing
  • will aim to convince the reader of the merits of a certain point of view.
• Inform

  • enlighten their readership about a real-world topic.
  • Providing lots of facts
  • purpose of educating them on a given topic.
• Entertain

  • endeavor to keep things as interesting as possible.
  • action-packed plot, inventive characterizations, or sharp dialogue.
• Explain

  • how to do something or reveal to them how something works.
  • Communicating a method or process
• Describe

  describe something in more detail than be conveyed in a photograph alone.