Unit 4A Writing for different audiences

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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences
Audiences

• The audience is the group of people you are
  writing for. You have to make sure that the
  people will understand your writing.
• Different audiences could be
• Very young children
• Adults
• Someone from another country
• or

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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences
Even an Alien.
Meet Flasheyes From the planet Zogg.
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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences
I offered Flasheyes a cup of tea. He said
What is tea?
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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences
I gave Flasheyes a cup of tea. He said
Mmmmm I like tea. How do you make it?
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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences
I started to explain.. First you boil a kettle
Oh.. Whats a Kettle?
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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences
Mmmm..

• To write instructions for Flasheyes you need to
• Use words he will understand
• Make it easy to follow
• Highlight words to make it easy
• Make sure you include everything
• To help with your instructions you can use some
  effects

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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences

• You will learn how to use
• Bold
• Italic
• Underline
• Different fonts
• Different sizes
• Different Colours
• Bullet points

Look at the examples on the following slides
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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences

• firstyoutakeakettleandfillitwithwaterandthenyouplu
  gitinandturnitonwaitforittoboilthenswitchitoffandu
  nplugitputateabaginacuppourthehotwaterontheteabag
• Can you read this?
• Whats the tenth word?

Water
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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences
First you take a kettle and fill it with water
and then you plug it in This shows the
highlights you can use but ..
It is muddled!!
Why are and and then so large?
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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences

• Fill a kettle with water
• Plug it in and turn it on
• Wait for it to boil
• These instructions are clearer but
• will Flasheyes understand them?

Keep it simple!
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Unit 4A Writing for different audiences
Remember For your audience to understand

• Use words that they will understand
• Keep it simple
• Use highlights for effect
• But use them for good reason
• Make sure you include everything

You can also sppell ceck your words!
spell check