Purpose and Audience

Who is the most likely audience when writing a movie review?

• The film’s director and producer

• Interested viewers

• Actors and actresses

• People who have seen the film

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.

What is the most likely purpose of a manual showing people how to put together a small end table?

• To convince

• To entertain

• To inform

• To argue

What is most likely the author’s purpose for writing an article in a scientific journal?

• To persuade readers to adopt a new way of thinking

• To entertain readers with an interesting story

• To explain details about his or her personal life

• To inform readers about a complex concept

Define audience.

• the author's attitude towards the subject

• the person or group of people the writing is meant for

• the author's bias or point of view

• the main reason why the author produced a specific piece of writing

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify

• Perform, Infer, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Educate

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Define purpose.

• the author's attitude towards the subject

• the person or group of people the writing is meant for

• the author's bias or point of view

• the main reason why the author produced a specific piece of writing

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 of a particular viewpoint

• To describe a process in detail