Partner share Describe a movie where a toy comes to life. Learning Objective: We are going to understand that there is always an audience for a piece of writing

Partner share Describe a movie where a toy comes to life. What are we going to understand today? We are going to understand that there is always an audience for a piece of writing

Discuss with your partner who would watch the following shows? Children Adults

Audience The audience are the people who will read or hear the written product. It’s important to know who the audience is as you write. For example, if you are writing for grown-ups, you may use different words or a different tone than if you are writing for your classmate. Some examples of audience include: Children Adults A certain type of person such as a doctor, teacher, athlete

The Importance of understanding author’s purpose and audience Good readers are able to determine who the story was written for Good writers know who they are writing to so their paper can have a certain tone.

Steps to deciding what the author’s audience is Step 1- Read the passage. Step 2- Identify what type of writing it is. Narrative/Expository Step 3- Ask yourself what the story is about and who would most likely want to read the story? Step 4- Decide on a audience. An illustrated version of a fairy tale audience________________ Water Safety for Swimming Audience_________________ A scientific report about a new medicine Audience________________________ How to Make Paper Snowflakes Audience_____________________

Steps to deciding what the author’s purpose is Step 1- Read the passage. Step 2- Identify what type of writing it is. Narrative/Expository Step 3- Ask yourself what the story is about and who would most likely want to read the story? Step 4- Decide on a audience. Sponge Bob Goes to School Audience________ How to Garden Audience________ A newspaper article about the local mayor Audience______________

Audience Read the following passages and determine audience. Explain you answer.