Purpose and Audience (Aucopumeva)

What is the primary purpose of this passage?

• to analyze the benefits of a pipeline

• to inform the community about the pipeline

• to argue for the pipeline

• to convince neighbors in Rockingham County to call their council members

What is the definition of audience?

• the readers that the text is intended for

• a group of people listening at a concert

• anyone who is reading the text

• the reason the text is written

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is the definition of purpose?

• the meaning of life

• a Justin Bieber album

• the reason the text is written (to entertain, inform, or persuade)

• the reader the text is intended for

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

It's important to know the audience because... (select all that apply)

• the writer should match the argument to the audience

• the writer should match the formality of their writing to the audience

• the writer should make sure they are always entertaining their audience

• the writer should match the purpose of their writing to the audience

Tags

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.4

A text's purpose is either to persuade, inform, or entertain (PIE).What does narrative writing do?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3B

A text's purpose is either to persuade, inform, or entertain (PIE). What does argumentative writing do?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

A text's purpose is either to persuade, inform, or entertain (PIE). What does explanatory writing do?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the audience / purpose of this text: An article comparing and contrasting American and Swedish health care systems.

• students / entertain

• doctors / inform

• babies / persuade

• teachers / inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

Who is the target audience for this image?

• Males

• Children

• Adults

• Females

Who is the target audience of this visual text?

• Children

• Young Adults

• Older Adults

• Females