Purpose and Audience Writing

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Purpose and Audience

1. What does 'purpose' mean in writing?

Who the text is written for

Why an author writes a text

How long the text should be

Where the text will be published

2. What does 'audience' mean in writing?

The reason for writing

The topic of the text

Who the text is written for

The length of the text

3. Which of these are common purposes for writing? (Tick all that apply)

To entertain

To inform

To persuade

To confuse

4. Match each text type to its most likely purpose:

A birthday card has the purpose to _______________

A school newsletter has the purpose to _______________

An advertisement has the purpose to _______________

🔍 Part 2: Identifying Purpose and Audience

5. Read this text: "Did you know that the tui is New Zealand's most musical bird? These clever birds can copy sounds and even learn to mimic human speech!"

The purpose of this text is to: _______________

The audience could be: _______________

6. Read this text: "Once upon a time, in a secret garden behind a old kauri tree, lived a cheeky weta who loved to play pranks on the other insects."

The purpose of this text is to: _______________

The audience could be: _______________

7. How might you write differently for these different audiences? Give one example for each:

Writing for Year 2 students:

Writing for adults:

✏️ Part 3: Writing with Purpose and Audience

8. Choose ONE task below and write a short paragraph. Think carefully about your audience and purpose!

Task A: Write to entertain Year 3 students about a fantail's adventures in your backyard

Task B: Write to inform your classmates about how to care for a native New Zealand plant

My chosen task: Task ____

My audience is: _______________

My purpose is: _______________

9. Reflection: How did thinking about your audience and purpose change the way you wrote? Explain in 1-2 sentences.

Purpose and Audience Writing

Purpose and Audience Writing

📚 Part 1: Understanding Purpose and Audience

🔍 Part 2: Identifying Purpose and Audience

✏️ Part 3: Writing with Purpose and Audience

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