Review:

What is Author’s Purpose?

Why is it relevant to identify Author’s

Purpose when reading a text?
Do you think that an author’s
personal background, as well
as the environment where
he/she lived in, influence
his/her writing?
 Author Work Proof
Jose Rizal Noli Me He described Spanish-era Philippines,
Tangere from the architecture to the culture, even
though he used fictional characters.
Sabaa An It was very much a combination of her
Tahir Ember in childhood and real-world events that she
the Ashes was reading about at work.
 CONTEXT
This is the historical, social,
cultural, and political background
of a text and other related
circumstances or events that
surround a text.
 CONTEXT
The time or period the text was
written.
What circumstances produced the
text?
Issues the text tackles or deals with.
 HYPERTEXT
Is a non-linear way of showing information.
It connects related information, graphics,
videos, or sounds to the text.
This information appears as links and is usually
accessed by clicking different links which
opens up the reader to a wider horizon.