Audience

The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners or viewers that a text is addressing. Helping the audience understand the concept is central to writing, with students needing to make choices about what type of text is appropriate for their audience.

Teaching strategies for audience

Early Stage 1 – who is reading or viewing?

Stage 1 – for whom am I writing?

Stage 2 – can I use my own experiences?

Stage 3 – how can I engage my audience?

Stage 4 – exploring perspectives

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