Purpose and audience provide the foundation for the piece of writing as it progresses. They know who the audience is and are helped to think in terms of meeting the needs of audience, by focusing on the reason for the piece. Students also are provided with opportunities to communicate with students across the country for many reasons. They know who the audience is and are helped to think in terms of meeting the needs of audience, by focusing on the reason for the piece. Students also are provided with opportunities to communicate with students across the country for many reasons.
Students write and fax responses to questions posed by the TV characters.
Each response requires students to create and identify the purpose and specify the intended audience. Students are helped to think about being clear to the reader for a purpose that they understand. They see that better writing in terms of clarity has a relationship to solving a problem. Video responses create a sense of urgency to respond and a want to be listened to. Students are helped to think about being clear to the reader for a purpose that they understand.