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Page 1: The Writing Triangle Writer Audience Text. Writing Context Writer Audience Purpose

The Writing Triangle

Writer

Audience Text

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Writing Context

Writer

Audience Purpose

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Who is the writer? How is he/she related to his/her subject?

• Does the author have a reputation for honesty, thoroughness, fairness and knowledge?

• Is the author an expert?• Is the author associated with any

group, organization or belief system?

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Who is the author’s audience (how does he/she understand them?)?• Popular audience• General, but well educated• Specialized• Others: culture, belief/religion,

membership in an organization, etc.

• How does the author expect his/her audience to react?

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What is his/her purpose in writing?

• To Inform• To Persuade• To Entertain• Combination of these

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What can you guess about the writing context of our 3 Space Dust articles?

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The Elements of Style

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Content

• Sources• Facts• Statistics• Anecdotes• Examples• Graphics/illustrations

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What kind of evidence will you need to support your ideas? How much background information will your readers need?

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What differences are there in the content of these three articles? How do you explain these differences?

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Content 2: Metaphorical Language

What comparisons and specific images might you use to clarify difficult concepts or engage your readers’ interest?

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Do any of these authors use metaphors? If so, why?

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Organization

• In what order should you introduce ideas?

• Which subjects should be discussed at length?

• How might you guide readers using transitions, headings, subheadings?

• How might formatting – Quotation Marks, Italics, Capital Letters – be used?

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What techniques will you need to use to guide your readers through your document?

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What differences in organization stand out? Can you explain them?

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Style 1: Word choice

• Level of diction (formal or informal)• Connotative/denotative meanings• Jargon/Doublespeak

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What synonyms have a different connotation?More Positive:• Notorious• Fat• Politician• Old• Reckless• Cheap

More Negative:• Child• Persistent• Thin• A large group• Scholarly• Trusting• Quiet

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What language will be most effective for your audience and purpose?

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How do these three authors use language differently? Why?

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Style 2: Attitude/Tone

• What Attittude do you wish to convy (positive, negative, neutral)?

• What Tone will be appropriate --how will your voice come across in the piece of writing?

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Style 3: Sentence Structure• Simple• Expanded simple sentence• Compound (two or more

independent clauses)• Complex (at least one independent

and one dependent clause)• Fragments

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What kind of sentence structure will be most appropriate for your audience?