Public Speaking Audience and Purpose Presented By Mrs. Bowden

Today we will: Demonstrate an ability to use the writing process. Demonstrate an ability to determine audience and purpose of our writing

The Writing Process: PreWriting Writing Revising Editing Publishing

Determine your audience and purpose Prewriting: Find your Inspiration! Determine your most useful form to PreWrite (lists, mapping, webbing, graphic organizers, etc.) Determine your audience and purpose

Select your writing ideas from your PreWriting Exercise. Write, Write, Write! Have you completed your thoughts through your writing?

Revising: A.R.R.R. Adding Rearranging Removing Replacing Adding: Is there any other information that the reader needs to know? Rearranging: Is the information presented in the most logical order? Removing: Are there any unnecessary details? Replacing: Could I change anything to make my expressions stronger?

Self Editing Peer Editing Editing: Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Grammar Sentence Structure Subject/Verb Agreement Word Usage

Publishing: Blue or black ink or word processor. Center title on top line with a line space that follows. Name, class, and date in top right hand corner. Double spaced Neat- no scribbles or overuse of liquid paper. Staple in top left hand corner. Include a copy of rubric for grading.

Think about the last movie you rented or saw at the movie theater. Activity: Think about the last movie you rented or saw at the movie theater. Who do you think the intended audience was? Why do you think that? What do you think the purpose or point of the movie was? How do you know? Write ½ page.

Purpose and Audience: As a reader and as a writer, the first time you approach a text it is important to think about purpose and audience. Purpose: An author’s purpose is his or her main reason for writing. Think: What is this for? Audience: An author’s audience is the particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing. Think: Who is this for?

Identifying Purpose : There are 3 broad purposes for writing: To inform. Example: John Steinbeck wrote the novella Of Mice and Men in 1937 and the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Grapes of Wrath in 1939. To persuade. Example: Creative Media’s brand new Futuro mp3 player is far superior to any mp3 player on the market, including the Ipod. We promise that you will be more than satisfied with its appearance, functionality and performance. To entertain. Example: Marcus was beyond upset. His sister had made the honor roll again and he hadn’t. This meant she would be hanging out with her friends all weekend while he studied. Just thinking about it was enough to make him kick his dresser in anger.

Who will be reading, listening to, or using this material? Determining and Analyzing the Audience: Who will be reading, listening to, or using this material? What particular characteristics do they have? What are their backgrounds and attitudes towards the subject?

Determining and Analyzing the Audience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzykVhaEOPg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCPjPAV_Uc0 What is the intended purpose of each these videos? How do you know? Who is the intended audience of each of these videos?

Closure: Get out one sheet of paper and fold it in half. Think of the most fun you’ve ever had with one of your friends. One the top half, write about a time when you have had the most fun you’ve ever had with one of your friends. Write as if you were describing this to another peer. Be sure to think about your purpose, and your audience, and how you’ll reflect that in your writing. One the bottom half, write about that same experience, but this time write as if you were describing this to your parent, guardian, or another adult. Be sure to think about the different ways that you can change what you’ve already written to reflect a different purpose and audience.