Author's Viewpoint and Author's Purpose help!

If you are having trouble with these two topics or would just like some extra practice, click on these links. There are practice activites and power point shows.

Go on this link and under where it says Free Presentations in PowerPoint format, click Author's Purpose. This will take you to a file that you can open and practice! Good Luck!
http://languagearts.pppst.com/readingcomprehension.html

This site has practice quizez that you can take and see how awesome you are with these topics! (Try to print them off when they tell you the score and bring them in.)
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps35glews1a2.htm

Here are also some questions you should think about when you are reading to help with author's purpose and author's viewpoint.

1. What opinions or belief statements are evident in the article?
2. Why do you think the author has this particular opinion or point of view?
3. What background information about the author does the reader have that may help understand the writer’s point of view? (Point of reference)

4. Would another author have a different point of view depending on his/her background experiences?
5. What pictures does the author paint for a reader?
6. What evidence did the author include to support their opinions?
7. What facts were missing?
8. What words and phrases did the author use to present the information? (Students collect samples of the language an author uses to identify the context in which ideas are presented.)
9. Why did the author write this selection? Identifying the author’s purpose helps students recognize possible viewpoints, especially in persuasive writing.