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Aim, Purpose, and Audience in Writing

Aim, Purpose, and Audience in Writing. If you don’t know what you’re aiming for, how can you hit the target? Before you start writing, know your aim by keeping 2 things in mind: PURPOSE or your reason for writing AUDIENCE or who your readers are. PURPOSE for Writing.

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Aim, Purpose, and Audience in Writing

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  1. Aim, Purpose, and Audience in Writing • If you don’t know what you’re aiming for, how can you hit the target? • Before you start writing, know your aim by keeping 2 things in mind: • PURPOSE or your reason for writing • AUDIENCE or who your readers are

  2. PURPOSE for Writing • Know your purpose, or reason, for writing • Here are the main purposes for writing • to inform (pass on new information) • to explain (tell how to do something) • to entertain (tell a story, a poem, or a play) • to persuade (influence readers to do something or think in a certain way)

  3. AUDIENCE for Writing • Know who your readers are and always keep your audience in mind • This determines if your writing should be relaxed, formal, or somewhere in between • Your audience determines the words you choose, what information they might already know, and what they need to know

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