Audience and purpose
What Audience and purpose means in English Language GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
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The reader a text is written for and the reason for writing it, which shape the vocabulary, grammar, form and structure chosen.
The reader or listener the writing is for, and the aim of the writing, such as to persuade, inform, describe or argue.
What each writer aims to achieve and for whom, identified alongside viewpoint when reading the extracts.
Shaping every choice around your reader and purpose, keeping tone consistent with audience and form.
Topics that use Audience and purpose
- Subject Content - Scope of Study (Eduqas GCSE)
- Assessment Objectives (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing - 2.1 Reading (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing - 2.2 Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Accurate use of linguistic and literary terminology
- Active listening
- Bias and misuse of evidence
- Form and register
- summary
- Synthesis
- Adapting register to audience and context
- Analysis of language, form and structure across texts
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