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Purpose, audience, context, & culture
Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:10 am
Purpose, audience, context, & culture
1. Choose one of the somewhat idiosyncratic articles below.
2. Write a brief summary of the argument; consider thesis, author's purpose, evidence, and justifications. ~50 words.
3. Evaluate the context, culture, and values of the likely audience of your article. 100 - 150 words. Do this by answering at least 10 of the questions below, then mold the result of reflecting on those questions into a paragraph.
4. Submit all parts in a single, neat, proof-read document with a title, your name, subheadings/numbering or other necessary formatting, and post it into the English index of the phpBB.
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Articles
"Cro-Magnons were the original Atlanteans" link
"Rh negative blood type indicates ancestry from Atlantis" link
"Genetic evidence for an ancient migration from Atlantis" link
"How the imaginary island of Atlantis was mapped" link
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Reflection questions
Who is the likely audience of this article?
How old are readers of this article?
Do men or women prefer to read this kind of article?
What sort of educational background does a reader of this article have?
What is the cultural, linguistic, or ethnic background of a reader of this article?
What sort of socio-economic status does the reader of this article likely have?
Where do readers of this article live? City or rural? What country? Downtown or suburban?
Where are the audience reading this article? At home, or at work?
When are readers reading this article? During working hours? On the weekend? Evening?
What kind of prior knowledge of the subjects and topics involved does a reader of this article likely have? Need to have?
What kind of people wouldn't likely be reading an article like this?
Are the readers of this article likely those assumed by the writer?
What beliefs or actions does the author desire the audience to take?
What sort of personality type is attracted to this kind of article?
What sort of hobbies and interests could audience of this article have?
Are audience of this article attempting to meet some need or solve a problem? What is driving the audience to this article?
Does this article appeal to a diverse, or a narrow audience?
How are your values different, if at all, from readers of this article?
Would you likely find yourself reading this kind of article or one like it?
1. Choose one of the somewhat idiosyncratic articles below.
2. Write a brief summary of the argument; consider thesis, author's purpose, evidence, and justifications. ~50 words.
3. Evaluate the context, culture, and values of the likely audience of your article. 100 - 150 words. Do this by answering at least 10 of the questions below, then mold the result of reflecting on those questions into a paragraph.
4. Submit all parts in a single, neat, proof-read document with a title, your name, subheadings/numbering or other necessary formatting, and post it into the English index of the phpBB.
________________________________
Articles
"Cro-Magnons were the original Atlanteans" link
"Rh negative blood type indicates ancestry from Atlantis" link
"Genetic evidence for an ancient migration from Atlantis" link
"How the imaginary island of Atlantis was mapped" link
________________________________
Reflection questions
Who is the likely audience of this article?
How old are readers of this article?
Do men or women prefer to read this kind of article?
What sort of educational background does a reader of this article have?
What is the cultural, linguistic, or ethnic background of a reader of this article?
What sort of socio-economic status does the reader of this article likely have?
Where do readers of this article live? City or rural? What country? Downtown or suburban?
Where are the audience reading this article? At home, or at work?
When are readers reading this article? During working hours? On the weekend? Evening?
What kind of prior knowledge of the subjects and topics involved does a reader of this article likely have? Need to have?
What kind of people wouldn't likely be reading an article like this?
Are the readers of this article likely those assumed by the writer?
What beliefs or actions does the author desire the audience to take?
What sort of personality type is attracted to this kind of article?
What sort of hobbies and interests could audience of this article have?
Are audience of this article attempting to meet some need or solve a problem? What is driving the audience to this article?
Does this article appeal to a diverse, or a narrow audience?
How are your values different, if at all, from readers of this article?
Would you likely find yourself reading this kind of article or one like it?
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