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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Determining Your Audience

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
On this website you will find information, two presentations, and a practice worksheet explaining how to decide the audience of a written piece and how to appeal to an intended or general audience in an original text....
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Audience and Writing Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow tutorial focuses on adjusting writing style to fit the audience. It looks at audience characteristics and discusses how to adapt the vocabulary, sentence style, and tone to fit them. It provides an example using the topic...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising for Organization for Purpose, Audience, and Context

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn strategies for evaluating and revising the organization of an essay appropriate to purpose, audience, and context. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.5 Develop and strengthen...
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Activity
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Revising for a Different Audience [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
An activity where students are asked to write for a specific audience. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.5 Develop and strengthen writing
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State University: How Thesis Is Related to Purpose

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This table shows the progression from topic to purpose to thesis, as well as explaining the role of the thesis statement. Use the links on the right to get to the specific information you are interested in including forms to fit purpose...
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Activity
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Revision Dice [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Revision can be a difficult process for students. With a roll of the dice, students are reminded of the steps they can take to improve their writing. Includes templates for four types of dice that focus on ideas, organization, voice, and...