Who Is Your Audience?
| Main Questions | Yes | No | Considerations | Your Answer |
| Does the assignment give hints concerning the reader? |
Is it a business letter? Is it a literature review? A personal opinion? |
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| Is it easy to identify the reader? | Who will read your writing? | |||
| Is there more than one reader? | Is it possible more than two readers would be interested in reading your writing? | |||
| Why does the reader want to read your writing? | Why would someone choose to read your writing? Are you creating an argument, for example? | |||
| What does the writer want the reader to know about them? | What do you tell the reader about yourself in your writing? Do you want the reader to know this about you? | |||
| If you were the reader of your writing, what would you think? | Do you think your writing is clear? Concise? Effective? What can you do to make it better? | |||
