Analyzing an Audience to Appeal to them in your Writing Think about who will read your paper before and while you write, and adjust your paper to help your reader understand it. Why is writing to a specific audience so important? You need to change what you say and how you say it depending on who you’re talking to in order to communicate with them most effectively. First (this means BEFORE you start writing), you must determine WHO your audience is. Think about specific demographic info for this audience it will help you – understand them better: Age Sex Education level Economic status Political/social/religious beliefs Then how does knowing this information change or affect how you’ll try to appeal to this person? Are some of the things listed above more relevant than others? Is language you can/can’t use? References you can/can’t make? Should you be cautious how you word some things? Why? Second: Consider what level of information they have about the subject. Does your reader already know a lot about this topic? Do your readers have first-hand experience with this topic? If they don’t know a lot about the topic, you’ll need to spend some time explaining it. If they do know a lot, spend less time with the basics. Consider what they value in the context of the issue and think about how you can appeal to that. Does your audience value freedom of speech? Privacy? Academic freedom? Financial security? How can you consider what the audience cares about and use it to shape what you write? your appeals to logos, ethos, and pathos based on your audience’s needs, the purpose of your writing, and the context in which you’re writing. Assign homework Review the list you made previously of issues, or controversies discussed in the intros to each chapter in EHE. Choose one issue that seems to intrigue you most and read two articles in EHE about that issue (use the Table of Contents to help you locate the articles – they’re organized by chapter and sub-topic.) As you read those articles, consider what problems are arising within that issue and who the stakeholders are. Then put these ideas into a discussion post. . Respond to Pinned Discussion Preparing for P2 (due _____________)
Analyzing an Audience to Appeal to them in your Writing Think about who will read your paper before and while you write, and adjust your paper to help your reader understand it. Why is writing to a specific audience so important? You need to change what you say and how you say it depending on who you’re talking to in order to communicate with them most effectively. First (this means BEFORE you start writing), you must determine WHO your audience is. Think about specific demographic info for this audience – it will help you understand them better: Age Sex Education level Economic status Political/social/religious beliefs Then how does knowing this information change or affect how you’ll try to appeal to this person? Are some of the things listed above more relevant than others? Is language you can/can’t use? References you can/can’t make? Should you be cautious how you word some things? Why? Second: Consider what level of information they have about the subject. Does your reader already know a lot about this topic? Do your readers have first-hand experience with this topic? If they don’t know a lot about the topic, you’ll need to spend some time explaining it. If they do know a lot, spend less time with the basics. Consider what they value in the context of the issue and think about how you can appeal to that. Does your audience value freedom of speech? Privacy? Academic freedom? Financial security? How can you consider what the audience cares about and use it to shape what you write? your appeals to logos, ethos, and pathos based on your audience’s needs, the purpose of your writing, and the context in which you’re writing. Assign homework Review the list you made previously of issues, or controversies discussed in the intros to each chapter in EHE. Choose one issue that seems to intrigue you most and read two articles in EHE about that issue (use the Table of Contents to help you locate the articles – they’re organized by chapter and sub-topic.) As you read those articles, consider what problems are arising within that issue and who the stakeholders are. Then put these ideas into a discussion post. . Respond to Pinned Discussion Preparing for P2 (due _____________)