Objectives: Students will be able to
- Explain how different target audience and purpose shape their writing differently in terms of content, vocabulary, structure, tone, and style
- Recognize the importance of using a formal tone when communicating in academic and professional settings
- Recognize the importance of writing for both expert and lay audience depending on different situations
- Identify and analyze the audience and purpose of their own writing
Part 1: Warm-up - Role of Audience and Purpose in Writing (20 mins)
Complete AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE WORKSHEET in groups. Check your group's responses in class. Read through Task 1 then have a small discussion in your groups after the first group discussion read through Task 2 and repeat the process.
Open the TONE POWERPOINT and follow along as the teacher lectures on word choice and other aspects of tone. Throughout the lecture, there will be several group based activities. Complete these activities in your groups before moving on with the lecture.
Part 3: Pair-work: Communicating with Lay Audience
Pair up with someone from a different field and explain a specialized term in your field (e.g. Zone of Proximal Development in Education, Game Theory in Economics, Fibonacci numbers in Math) or a specialized subject you are researching on (or writing about) right now that your peers might be interested in learning about. You can explain what it means and why it is important to study it. After approximately 10 minutes, come together as a class to share their experiences.
Further reading:
HOMEWORK:
Analysis portfolio: 1.2 Audience Purpose and Tone.
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