📚 Part 1: Understanding Authorial Purpose

Authorial purpose is the reason why an author _________________ a text.

🔍 Part 2: Identifying Purpose in Texts

Extract A: "Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time. We must act now to reduce carbon emissions, or future generations will suffer the consequences. Join the environmental movement today!"

Extract B: "The average temperature in London during January is 7°C. The city receives approximately 55mm of rainfall during this month, making it one of the drier winter months."

Extract C: "As I tumbled down the rabbit hole, my dress billowed around me like a parachute. 'This is most peculiar,' I thought, watching teacups and playing cards float past my head in slow motion."

✍️ Part 3: Purpose Statements

Extract A: "The author wrote this mostly to ________________________________"

Extract B: "The author wrote this mostly to ________________________________"

Extract C: "The author wrote this mostly to ________________________________"

🎯 Part 4: Language Features

Persuasive texts:

Informative texts:

Entertaining texts:

📝 Part 5: Creating Your Own Text

My chosen purpose: ________________________

🤔 Part 6: Reflection