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Kalfut, Thamer – English Language Teaching, 2021
A sense of audience is important in the development of student writing (Many & Henderson, 2005). Research shows students need to consider an audience's attitudes, beliefs, and expectations to be effective writers (Midgette, Haria, & MacArthur, 2007). Therefore, students need learning opportunities in L2 classrooms to develop this ability.…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Howley, Craig B. – 1987
This handbook, written for a workshop, is designed to help improve school newsletters. The first section of the handbook is an outline of the lecture given in the workshop. Subsequent sections discuss and illustrate: (1) basic principles of simple, functional writing; (2) the importance of time and practice; (3) five good writing habits; (4)…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Newsletters
Hill, Carolyn – 1989
A teacher presents a writing exercise designed to facilitate audience-directed, critical thinking during the process of composing, that starts students thinking in terms of sorites and enthymemes. Students first read a CIA manual, "Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare," that instructs the Contra guerrillas in illegal acts and…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Critical Thinking, Free Writing, Freshman Composition
Peterson, Art – 1996
This book presents 113 writing "workouts" (exercises) to help students, and especially teachers, think about the small steps writers take as they learn their craft. The workouts in Part I, Writers Speak Up, are intended to help novice writers develop confidence in the value of their experience. Part II, Writers Pay Attention, presents challenges…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Usage, Revision (Written Composition)
Van Raalte, Susan D. – 1992
Based on the idea that to beat the competition and impress college admissions officers a student must write a first-rate college application, this guide provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for applications that get results. The guide contains worksheets, checklists, and examples that will help the student in the admissions process.…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, College Admission, College Applicants, College Bound Students
Cohen, Moshe; Riel, Margaret – 1986
A study examined the effect of a computer network which was designed to create a functional learning environment to engage students in writing as a communicative act with a real audience. Subjects, 44 seventh-grade Israeli students, wrote an essay as part of their regular midterm examination and, a week later, wrote another essay for their peers,…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries