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Audience Awareness and the Interpersonal Function of Writing.
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Fontaine, Sheryl I. – 1987
A case study of writing behavior illustrates the potential rift between writers' awareness of audience perspective and their application of this knowledge. Twelve students (four each, aged 9, 13, and 18) in the San Diego, California, school system were asked by their teacher to write two letters about memorable places they had visited--one to a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education