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Audience and purpose
The document provides guidance on choosing an appropriate writing style based on the purpose, audience, and subject matter. It discusses considering the purpose (such as informing or persuading), audience (whether you know them personally or not), and subject matter (whether it is factual or subjective). Based on these factors, it recommends choosing from several forms (such as reports, discussions, or instructions) and styles (formal, informal, personal, or impersonal). The goal is to use a style that clearly and explicitly conveys the intended message to the intended readers.
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Audience and purpose
- 1. Why am I Who am I writing this? writing this (purpose) for? (audience) So what sort of writing will suit So what this purpose? style do I (form) need to write in?
- 3. Who is What do you know about it for? them? Yourself – know exactly how much detail is required and no formalities needed Personal friend(s) - good idea of how much detail is necessary and can be informal Person(s) you don’t know personally but you know something about them – reasonable idea of how much detail is necessary and reasonably formal style Remote audience – writing must always be explicit and is likely to be formal, such as in a college essay
- 4. Report Persuasion Discussion To describe the To persuade someone To present a characteristics of to agree with your balanced argument something point of view Instruction Explanation Recount To tell someone To explain how or To retell events how to do or make why something something happens
- 5. Note Publicity Publicity Journalistic Journalistic Note taking Material Material writing -- writing taking Leaflets Leaflets Newspaper Newspaper and and posters posters reports, reports, making jingles magazine article making jingles magazine article pamphlets pamphlets obituaries etc. obituaries etc. Formal Formal Personal Personal Documents Documents letters, letters, College essays, College essays, notes, notes, Company letters, Non- messages messages Company letters, resumes and Non- diaries resumes and fiction diaries cover letters cover letters fiction autobiog autobiog books books
- 6. Subjective Objective Personal Impersonal Informal Formal
- 7. Subjective Objective Personal Impersonal Informal Formal
Editor's Notes
- #6 Note taking etc lists, charts