Purpose and Audience

Who is a writer's audience?

• The reader the author has in mind.

• The writer of the text.

• A group at a concert.

What is the definition of purpose?

• the meaning of life

• a Justin Bieber album

• the reason the text is written (to entertain, inform, or persuade)

• the reader the text is intended for

What is the author’s purpose?

• (P) Persuade

• (I) Inform

• (E) Entertain

Frogs are amphibians. They

can live on either land or in

water. A frog can lay

thousands of eggs called frog

spawn.

What is the author’s purpose?

• (P) Persuade

• (I) Inform

• (E) Entertain

The people who will be reading the piece of writing (p. 36)

• Claims

• Relationships

• Organization

• Audience

What is an "Intended Audience"?

• Someone watching TV

• A video game about aliens invading Earth

• The listener, viewer, or reader of a text

• A song by Kanye West

What does intended purpose mean?

• the targeted or specific the reason (persuade, inform, or entertain)

• the people you are writing for (adults, peers, work, fun, ect)

• people of your similar age

• writing style

What is the definition of audience?

• the readers that the text is intended for

• a group of people listening at a concert

• anyone who is reading the text

• the reason the text is written

What is the author’s purpose?

• (P) Persuade

• (I) Inform

• (E) Entertain

Check the items that are examples of an audience. (Select all that apply.)

• parents

• book

• persuade

• children