Author’s Purpose, Point of View, and Tone ECAT – English (Test #1) Author’s Purpose, Point of View and Tone) . 🎯 Learning Objectives By the end of the lecture, students should be able to: Identify an author’s purpose (to inform, persuade, entertain, satirize, warn, etc.). Recognize the point of view (stance, perspective, underlying attitude). Analyze the tone (the emotional quality of language: serious, satirical, critical, urgent, etc.). Apply these skills to comprehension questions similar to the ECAT test. Part 1: Warm-up Ask students: “Why do writers write? What are some reasons?” (Elicit answers: to inform, to persuade, to criticize, to entertain). Give a simple example: Purpose: If I say “You must stop wasting water immediately!” → The purpose is to persuade . Tone: Serious, urgent. Point of View: Critical of water wastage. Part 2: Key Conc...