Form
| Letter to the Editor: The Age / Letter to the Editor: The Herald Sun / Letter to the Editor: Airwaves (Mt Waverley school newsletter) / Speech / Diary entry / blog / Short story / Persuasive essay |
| Audience
This piece is aimed at / targeted to / would appeal to / would resonate with / speaks to the concerns of / directed to… Adult females / adult males / teenage girls / teenage boys / parents of teenagers / single parents / older generation Australians / white Australians / black Australians / urban teenagers / rural teenagers / migrants / people who have experienced xxxxx type of struggle / mothers / fathers / male adults / families of those affected by xxxxx / younger readers / older readers / retirees / grandparents / married people…etc (be as specific as possible here) |
| Purpose |
| This piece is designed to / aims to / attempts to / strives to…Purposes Humour by…/ provoke thought about…/ highlight (something about an issue) by… / emphasise (something about an issue) by / raise awareness about…by…/ provide insights into…/ entertain readers (about an issue) by…/ alert readers to (an issue) by…etc.Explanations Taps into to readers’ insecurities / fears / hopes / dreams / ideas / desires/ stereotypes / prejudices / sense of fun / about…etc. |
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| Style | |
| This piece has used (the following)…Techniques Humour / repetition / exaggeration / hyperbole / appeal to logic / hard evidence / anecdotal evidence / sarcasm / statistics / appeals to patriotism / appeals to tradition / appeals to authority / appeals to fear / rhetorical questions / emotive language / inclusive language by / alliteration / metaphors / similies / contrasts / juxtaposition…(use the list in your resource book for a comprehensive outline of techniques and don’t forget to explain exactly howthe technique is used).Explanations This has the effect of creating a sense of irony / humour / formality / casualness / familiarity / negativity / romanticism / authority / sympathy / empathy / for / on / with / the reader etc. |