Audience and Purpose

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

How can an author challenge the audience's beliefs?

• Authors don't challenge other people's beliefs.

• By explaining why the audience is wrong using insults.

• By presenting only one side of an argument.

• By acknowledging the opposite belief and explaining their own belief.

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

What is the audience/purpose of this text: A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes.

• parents / inform

• college students / entertain

• doctors / persuade

• kids / entertain

Why is it important to keep the audience in mind when writing an essay?

• It determines if quotes are required.

• It informs the specific content to include.

• It decides the amount of research needed.

• It controls which sources to use.

Which of these factors should be kept in mind when deciding how to write a paper for a specific audience?

• The knowledge level of those reading the paper

• The credibility of the paper’s sources and quotations

• The grading scale for the paper

• The opinions of people in the community

The publisher of a middle school textbook wants an author to publish a different version of a story that was originally written for adults. Which of the following changes is most important for the author to consider adjusting for her new audience?

• The vocabulary level

• The setting of the story

• The title of the story

• The level of detail

What is the MOST important reason to define the purpose of what you are writing?

• The purpose affects how you will write.

• The purpose affects where you will write.

• The purpose affects when you will write.

• The purpose affects the way your writing will look.

Which of the following would "inform" fall under?

• Type of Audience

• Purpose

• Types of Information

• Types of Product

Which of the following would "general public" fall under?

• Type of Audience

• Purpose

• Types of Information

• Types of Product