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AUDIENCE. Could you go to the store and buy clothes for someone, if you didn't know the size of the person? Would it make a difference if you were buying

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AUDIENCE

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• Could you go to the store and buy clothes for someone, if you didn't know the size of the person?

• Would it make a difference if you were buying clothes for one of your parents or a smaller brother or sister?

• Writing can be the same way. Would they write the same if the audience was a group of teachers or a group of classmates? –the mayor of Mountain City? –for a newspaper article? etc.

DISCUSSION

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Make a list of people you might write to.

BRAINSTORM ACTIVITY

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adultspeersrelatives such as aunts or unclesgrandparentsteachersclassmatesprincipalthe President of the U.S.young childrenThe Governor of TennesseeSenators or member of the House of Representativesbest friendpresident of a companymayordoctor 

DID YOUR LIST INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING?

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• Would you write the same way to each to the people listed during the brainstorming activity?• Which people would you address

formally? informally?• Which people from the list would you

invite on an outing?• Which people from the list would you

state your opinion on a topic?• Which people from the list would you

ask to change a law?

DISCUSSION

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Name the Audience

After naming the audience for each slide, tell the following:

Formal/InformalPersonal/ImpersonalWritten/Spoken Language

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