Author's purpose, tone, point of view & intended audience

AUTHOR'S PURPOSE, TONE, POINT OF VIEW & INTENDED AUDIENCE

​PEER TEACHING

Multiple Choice

Sally always looked forward to winter because of the Snowflake Festival. She loved the rides and really enjoyed the shows.

• inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Explain

Multiple Choice

Recycling will help the environment. Instead of throwing out aluminum cans. It is important for people to recycle them to help save the planet.

• Inform

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Explain

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Tomatoes were once considred posionous until some brave people took a bite of a tomato and survived. Now, tomatoes are used in salads, sandwiches, and all kinds of foods.

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Explain

Multiple Choice

Sarah was scared and excited for her first babysitting job. She couldnt't wait to play the games she had brought along for little Tommy.

• Inform

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Explain

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If you're looking for a classic book to read, you should try Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater.

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Explain

Multiple Choice

Scientists have found the fossil remains of the smallest dinosaur to ever roam North America. The bones were discovered in Colorado.

• Inform

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Explain

Multiple Choice

Today is very boring, it's a very boring day, there is nothing much to look at, there is nothing much to say. There's a peacock on my sneakers, there's a penguin on my head, there's a domouse on my doorstep; I am going to back to bed.

• Tired

• Bored

• Fanciful

• Exciting

Multiple Choice

Perhaps because bats are nocturnal in habit, a wealth of thoroughly unreliable legend has grown up about them, and men have made of the harmless, even beneficial little beasts a means of expressing their unreasonable fears. Bats were the standard paraphernalia for witches, the females half of humanity stood in terror that bats would become entagled in their hair. Phrases crept into the language expressing man's revulsion or ignorance "Bats in the Belfry" "Batty" "Blind as a Bat"

• Creepy

• Scary

• Informational

• Exciting

Multiple Choice

Ling was chewing the gum. When her teacher told her to spit it out and throw it in the trash, she talked back. What tone did Ling use with her teacher?

• Apologetic

• Sarcastic

• Direspectful

• Uncertain

Multiple Choice

It was the first footbal game for the Reds. The coach asked if everyone was ready. The players jumped and replied, "Yes!" In what tone did the Gator's reply?

• Calm

• Serious

• Happy

• Enthusiastic

Multiple Choice

First, remove your new Smartwatch from the packaging. Attach your charging chord to the watch. Now, using a Bluetooh connection, sync your phone to your watch. Next, let your watch charge for at least 24-hours. Your new high-tech watch will be ready to wear soon. Who is the target audience for this passage?

• Smartwatch consumer

• Technology gurus

• All watch weares

• iPhone owner

Multiple Choice

Who is most likely the target audience for a novel or short story about the old West and cowboys?

• people who love horses and who wear western wear

• young girls who love romance

• individuals who are interested in high-tech toys

• an English teacher who loves Shakespeare's sonnets

Multiple Choice

A speech written by a parent, complaining about the grading procedure in her child's school. would most likely be targeting whom?

• other students in her child's class

• the chool cafeteria manager

• the local governing body (supervisors)

• the local school board

Multiple Choice

Why would a student running for class office make his classmates and school peers the target audience when writing his election speech?

• He is just so cool, he wants everyone to know who he is.

• He is directing his ideas to those who will be voting for him in the school election.

• His parents want to be proud of him.

• The principal and staff will make the final decision/

Multiple Choice

Who would most likely be the target audience of a documentary on school curriculum: successes and failures?

• elementary students

• middle school students

• high school students

• school boards, administrators and other educators

Multiple Choice

Knowing the audience for a particular essay is important because it determines the contents that will appear in the writing.

The content of an essay that has a specific topic will vary depending on the intended audience. In other words, having a focused topic is important, but having a specific audience is equally important.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A doctor is writing a report on the findings of reseach into a particular medication used to treat cancer. He will be using medical jargon and referencing medications and proedures currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Who is most likely the target audience for this report?

• high school students who want to be doctors

• cancer patients

• other already in the medical field, specifically in the area of cancer

• the cleaning staff of a hospital specifically service cancer patients

Multiple Choice

A technical writer is putting together a cross-referenced document, focusing on differences and similarities between Virginia's Standards of Learning (SOLs) and Common Core, used in many other states across the U. S.

Who is most likely the target audience of this document?

• students

• local governing boards

• state and local school administrators, teachers, and school boards

• students getting ready for college

Multiple Choice

A food critic has just eaten at the new Italian restaurant opened recently in town. He is getting ready to write his review of the establishment, the service and the food. Whom should he consider before writing this review?

• Folks who eat a lot of grilled burgers

• Folks who dislike italian cuisine

• Folks who frequently eat at high-end restaurants

• Folks who just received their school's menu for the month