WHAT: This last Tuesday in my English class, Professor Reid prepared a lecture about author’s intended audience. The name itself is pretty straight forward. It is the exact person or people who are intended to read what is written. When you are writing you can ask the following questions to help you figure out what is and isn’t appropriate to write, and how you should write it.

         1)      Who is my likely audience? (Factors to consider when thinking about this would be: age,                           gender, race, ability, socio-economic background, level of education, ect.)  

         2)      What style of language will my audience expect?  

         3)      What does my audience know (or need to know) about the topic?

         4)      Is my audience likely to be friendly, unfriendly, or neutral?

SO WHAT: This is important when you are reading because figuring out the author’s purpose may allow a deeper understanding of the piece. Whereas when you’re writing it can help you with the setup of any given piece you will encounter, which is something that could be particularly helpful for me because I often struggle the start of a paper.

NOW WHAT: I plan to use these questions to help my understanding while reading. I also plan to use these questions especially while I’m writing to help me for complete, thorough and cohesive writing assignments.

QUESTION: Will using these questions noticeably affect the quality of writing produced?