Purpose and Audience

Write an article persuading members of the community to take action and provide seat belts on school buses.

Who is the AUDIENCE?

• Community Members

• Teachers

• Bus Drivers

Write a letter to the principal persuading him to allow children to sit with friends at different tables in the cafeteria.

Who is the AUDIENCE?

• Teachers

• Parents

• Principal

Write a letter to a new student who has moved into your town suggesting things to do for fun in your community.

Who is the AUDIENCE?

• New Student

• Friend

• Neighbor

John is writing a blog post. Who would be considered his audience?

• The readers that John's blog post is intended for

• A group of people listening at a concert

• Anyone who is reading John's blog post

• The reason John is writing the blog post

The book ws full of rhyming words, colorful pictures, and cutie-looking little people.

Who is most likely its intended audience?

• weight lifters

• women who care for dying patients

• a preschool classroom

• a cook at a barbecue cook-off

The newspaper feature writer wrote in last Tuesday's paper how

the cost of repairing the roads in the small town was going to cost millions of dollars and

how the local taxes would have to increase dramatically. Who is the intended audience for this article?

• children learning to ride a bike without training wheels

• people who own homes, property, and businesses in this town

• people who eat at the local diner

• the people who keep the cemetary clean and cared for

Who is the target audience?

• Children

• Young Adults

• Older Adults

• Females

What is the purpose of this image?

• Promote

• Inform

• Educate

• Entertain

Identify the target audience for this image.

• Female Children

• Female Teenagers

• Princesses

• Adult Males

What is the primary purpose of a persuasive essay?

• To inform the reader about a topic

• To entertain the reader with a story

• To convince the reader to accept a particular viewpoint

• To describe a process in detail