Purpose and Audience

Introduction

A Definition of Purpose

Types of Purpose

Purposes and Strategies

How Audience Affects Purpose

Purpose and Audience

Purpose and Focus

Writer and Reader Goals

Purpose and Audience

Writer Versus Reader Goals

Purpose and Writing Assignments

Purpose and Thesis

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Purpose and Audience

Donna Lecourt, English Department
Whatever reality you are writing within, whatever you chose to write about, implies a certain audience as well as your purpose for writing. You decide you have something to write about, or something you care about, then purpose determines audience.

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