Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions; also see the revision notes.
Understanding
- ☐ I can define audience and context and give an example of each. (Guide: “Why writers think about readers first”; “Context: time, place and occasion”)
- ☐ I can explain the difference between a primary and a secondary audience. (Guide: “Types of audience”; practice question 1)
- ☐ I can explain why a divided audience complicates a writer’s choices. (Guide: Washington example; practice question 8)
Skills
- ☐ I can find clues to the audience in a passage (address, assumed knowledge, pronouns, objections). (Guide: “Evidence of audience in the text”; practice questions 1 and 3)
- ☐ I can describe time, place and occasion for a text from its setting. (Guide: “Context: time, place and occasion”; practice question 2)
- ☐ I can explain the effect of a pronoun such as “we”. (Practice question 4)
- ☐ I can choose a revision that suits a named audience. (Practice question 5)
Reasoning
- ☐ I can explain how the same message changes for two audiences. (Guide: Worked example 1; practice questions 6 and 7)
- ☐ I can explain how context changes the force of a sentence. (Guide: Worked example 2)
- ☐ I can explain how an ambiguous image can be heard differently by two groups. (Practice question 8)