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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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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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Group work: Exercises 1 on page 34, Seyler.

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The Elements of Style

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

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How does the author’s language affect how you read the article? Is it appropriate for the author’s audience and purpose in writing?

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Group work: Exercises 1 and 2 on page 37, Seyler.

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Attitude/Tone• What does the author’s word

choice tell you about his/her attitude towards the subject (positive, negative, neutral)?

• What is the writer’s Tone (how does his/her voice come across in the piece of writing?

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Group work: Collaborative Exercise on Tone, page 38).

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Sentence Structure• Simple• Expanded simple sentence• Compound (two or more independent

clauses)• Complex (at least one independent and

one dependent clause)• Fragments• Parallelism• Antithesis

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What does the sentence structure tell you about the formality/informality of the document? Is it appropriate? What techniques does the author use for emphasis?

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Metaphorical LanguageWhat comparisons and specific

images does the author use? What is their effect on the reader – what seems to be the reason behind them?

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Together: Exercise on Style, page 44

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Organization• In what order are ideas

introduced?• Which subjects are discussed at

length?• How does the writer lead us

through the organization (transitions, headings, subheadings)?

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What techniques does the author use to guide your reading of the document? Is the organization Direct or Indirect?

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Examples (Content)What kind of evidence does the

author use to clarify and support his/her ideas? Is it solid? Is it appropriate to the author’s purpose and audience? Is it valid?

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Others:• Repetition• Hyperbole, Understatement, Irony• Formatting – Quotation Marks,

Italics, Capital Letters