Determining Purpose Determining Purpose Purpose 1 Do you

Think – Brainstorm-PACO • P-What is your purpose? • A- Who is your audience?

P. A. C. O. • Determining your Audience • Know your audience before you

P. A. C. O. • Importance of Knowing Your Audience • Knowing your audience

P. A. C. O. • Knowing your Content • Depending on the purpose, a

Think – Brainstorm-PACO • • • P-What is your purpose? A- Who is your

P. A. C. O • Maintaining Organization • The writer’s plan on how the

Identifying Purpose, Audience and Style • Title your paper • You will be identifying

Identifying Purpose, Audience and Style Purpose Audience Writing Style

Example Purpose Classified Ad Audience To persuade someone It depends on the to buy

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Determining Purpose • Determining Purpose: Purpose • 1. Do you need to explain something in a factual, matter-of-fact way? (Expository) • 2. Do you need to describe something? (Descriptive) • 3. Do you need to persuade or convince? (Persuasive) • 4. Do you need to tell a story and entertain (Narrative)

Think – Brainstorm-PACO • P-What is your purpose? • A- Who is your audience? • C- Content • O- Organization

P. A. C. O. • Determining your Audience • Know your audience before you start writing. • The audience is who will read your writing. • Think about the needs of your reader (audience) so you can give reasons that will persuade him/her.

P. A. C. O. • Importance of Knowing Your Audience • Knowing your audience let’s you connect with the ideas, knowledge, or beliefs of the person or group • What information to include • How informal or formal the language should be

Think – Brainstorm-PACO • • P-What is your purpose? A- Who is your audience? • C- Content – • O- Organization --.

P. A. C. O. • Knowing your Content • Depending on the purpose, a writer must be familiar with the topic and able to give details, facts and information

Think – Brainstorm-PACO • • • P-What is your purpose? A- Who is your audience? C- Content • O- Organization --.

P. A. C. O • Maintaining Organization • The writer’s plan on how the writing will be structured

Identifying Purpose, Audience and Style • Title your paper • You will be identifying purpose, audience and style for a variety of different written documents. • Think of 10 different types of WRITTEN Documents. They could be extremely simple (a text message) or extremely important (a business letter). • Create a table on your page as shown on the next page. Allow the table to take up the entire FRONT of your page.

Identifying Purpose, Audience and Style Purpose Audience Writing Style

Example Purpose Classified Ad Audience To persuade someone It depends on the to buy something— product. Probably either goods or services bargain hunters more than anything. Writing Style Persuasive and to the point. It should be catchy and attractive to the eye.