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Point of View and Author's Purpose

Determining why an author wrote a piece, their rhetorical stance, and how their perspective shapes the narrative.

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Author's Purpose: Persuade, Inform, Entertain (PIE)

Learn the three primary purposes for writing: to persuade, to inform, and to entertain. This stack covers the basic 'PIE' acronym and how to identify each purpose in a text.

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Analyzing Perspectives in Paired Passages
A key skill for the SAT/ACT. Learn strategies for comparing and contrasting the points of view, purposes, and arguments presented in two different but related passages.
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Analyzing Perspectives in Paired Passages
A key skill for the SAT/ACT. Learn strategies for comparing and contrasting the points of view, purposes, and arguments presented in two different but related passages.
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Nuanced Author's Purpose for SAT/ACT
Master the specific and sophisticated verbs used on the SAT and ACT to describe an author's purpose. Go beyond 'persuade, inform, entertain' to understand terms like 'analyze,' 'critique,' 'speculate,' and 'reconcile.'
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Nuanced Author's Purpose for SAT/ACT
Master the specific and sophisticated verbs used on the SAT and ACT to describe an author's purpose. Go beyond 'persuade, inform, entertain' to understand terms like 'analyze,' 'critique,' 'speculate,' and 'reconcile.'
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Author's Purpose: Persuade, Inform, Entertain (PIE)
Learn the three primary purposes for writing: to persuade, to inform, and to entertain. This stack covers the basic 'PIE' acronym and how to identify each purpose in a text.
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Author's Purpose: Persuade, Inform, Entertain (PIE)
Learn the three primary purposes for writing: to persuade, to inform, and to entertain. This stack covers the basic 'PIE' acronym and how to identify each purpose in a text.
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Fundamentals of Narrative Point of View (POV)
Introduces the core types of narrative point of view: first-person, second-person, and third-person. Learn to identify each by its key pronouns and understand its basic effect on storytelling.
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Fundamentals of Narrative Point of View (POV)
Introduces the core types of narrative point of view: first-person, second-person, and third-person. Learn to identify each by its key pronouns and understand its basic effect on storytelling.
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Third-Person POV: Limited, Omniscient, and Objective
A deep dive into the three sub-types of third-person point of view. Learn to distinguish between a narrator who knows everything (omniscient), one who follows a single character (limited), and one who only reports actions (objective).
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Third-Person POV: Limited, Omniscient, and Objective
A deep dive into the three sub-types of third-person point of view. Learn to distinguish between a narrator who knows everything (omniscient), one who follows a single character (limited), and one who only reports actions (objective).
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Rhetorical Stance: Tone, Attitude, and Bias
Understand how an author's attitude towards a subject shapes the text. This stack explores tone (the author's feeling), diction (word choice), and bias (a prejudice for or against something).
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Rhetorical Stance: Tone, Attitude, and Bias
Understand how an author's attitude towards a subject shapes the text. This stack explores tone (the author's feeling), diction (word choice), and bias (a prejudice for or against something).
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