Identifying Audience

Identifying Audience

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Multiple Choice

Who watches this show?

• Babies

• Toddlers

• Adults

• Dogs

Audience

Audience is WHO the author is writing to. The show Teletubbies was created for small kids - toddlers.

Multiple Choice

Now think about this meme. It has Teletubbies on it but it clearly wasn't made for toddlers. Who is the audience for this mean?

• Babies

• Older Kids/Adults

• Cats

• Aliens

Audience can CHANGE based on...

Images

Words

Tone (HOW something is said)

Ideas

Finding the Audience for your writing...

Let's look at ideas from the classroom to see if we can identify the PERFECT audience.

BUT FIRST!!!!!

Open Ended

Why is it important to know your audience? What happens if you are writing to the WRONG audience?

Multiple Choice

Think about this claim:

People should not drive cars as often as they do.

Which audience would be the BEST to target for this claim?

• Adults

• Babies/Toddlers

• Middle Schoolers

• Teachers

Multiple Choice

Think about this claim:

I want to get a cat.

What audience would be the best to target for this claim?

• Brothers and Sisters

• Friends

• Teacher

• Parent/Guardian

Poll

Think about this claim:

We should have a longer recess.

Which audience would be most likely to help make this change?

• Teachers

• Principal

• Other kids in class

• Parents

Open Ended

Think about this claim:

Everyone should get a holiday for their birthday.

Who should be the audience for this claim to be effective?

Open Ended

Write your own claim. It should state an opinion that you have about something important to you. (ex. Cats are better than dogs)

Open Ended

Restate your claim the complete the following:

The best audience to direct my claim to is ___________________