Purpose
Purpose คือ จุดประสงค์ของผู้แต่ง แบ่งเป็น 3 ประเภท คือ
- To inform ข้อเท็จจริง ความรู้ ไม่มีการแสดงความคิดเห็นหรืออารมณ์ของผู้แต่ง
- To persuade มีการแสดงความคิดเห็น โน้นน้าวใจ การวิจารณ์
- To entertain เป็นเรื่องเล่าต่างๆ บทกลอน เพลง ละคร
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1. ใช่เรื่องเล่า หรือ เกี่ยวกับความบันเทิงไหม ถ้าใช่ ------- __________________
2. มีการแสดงความเห็นหรือโน้มน้าวใจไหม ถ้า ใช่ -------- __________________
3. มีแต่ข้อเท็จจริง ไม่มีการแสดงความเห็นใดๆ ----------- ___________________
NOTE: An author may have a more specific purpose in mind other than to inform,
entertain, or persuade.
To inform, analyze, clarify, establish, explain, show, exhibit
To entertain, amuse, delight, frighten
To persuade, convince, argue against, argue for, criticize, inspire (motivate a change)
Directions: Read the description of each text and identify the MAIN purpose of the author.
1. A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
2. A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
3. A map of the school showing all of the emergency exits
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
4. A poem about a chef who ruins every meal that he cooks
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
5. A speech arguing that the 8th grade class should read The Hunger Games
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
6. A care label on the back of a sweatshirt explaining how to wash it
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
7. A script for a TV show about a detective who can read the minds of farm animals
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
8. A sign carried by a protestor that reads, “More Libraries, Fewer Prisons!”
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
9. The play Hamlet by William Shakespeare
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
10. A novel about a young girl who learns to demand respect from the world
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
11. The instruction booklet to a video game called Vehicle Grand Larceny
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
12. A teen’s letter to the mayor asking for a skate park to help keep kids out of trouble
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
13. The lyrics to the song “Build a Tent on My Heart,” performed by The Mountain Boys
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
14. A sticker on a frozen pizza with directions explaining how to cook the pizza
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
15. A card from a classmate asking you to go to the dance because you will have fun
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade
Quiz
1. In most cases, books are challenged or banned because they introduce ideas or topics some
people would prefer not to examine, or address issues that some find difficult to think and talk
about. For example, many people object to books they consider to be obscene because they
oppose the use of swear words and vulgar language in the book, or because ideas expressed in
the book about race, gender, social class, religion, or drugs don't align with their values.
What is the author's purpose in this excerpt?
a. To explain that local authorities are largely responsible for censorship
b. To show that book banning has a long history
c. To show examples of reasons books have been banned
d. To argue against the judgments of the American Library Association
2. That television set in your home can baby-sit your growing children. It can also silence them
forever. The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) gave this warning in a study on how
violence on television could affect children. CAP said it was promoted to make the study when
in January this year, the press came out with reports of for small Malaysian children who died
within a week's span trying to imitate Ralh, the flying superman-like character in the popular
television series "The Greatest American Hero". Of the total viewing time, violence is shown
plenty of times in a variety of forms. It may range from psychological violence like shouting
which evokes fear, threats like "I like blow your head off" and cursing, to actual buildings.
Cheating and blackmailing are also considered violent because they ruin the personality or the
self-esteem of the victim. Consequently, Malaysian children (mostly below 10 years of age) are
becoming confused as to the difference between reality and fantasy.
4The author's main purpose is to ...................
a. discuss both the benefits and the drawbacks of television.
b. argue that it is disadvantageous for children to watch television.
c. discuss various forms of violence shown on television.
d. explain how violence on television affected Malasian children.
