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Genre, Audience, Purpose and Style

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GENREMeans the form of your text

Examples:

Newsletter- bold heading- presentation devices i.e. boxes, pictures, captions etc.

Letter- address at top of paper- date- start with 'Dear...'- sign ' Yours...'

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AUDIENCE Who will be reading your text ?

adapt your text to be suitable for different audiences by:

- Using the right vocabulary- using the right words and expressions- if writing a magazine article choose a suitable publication

Identifying GAPSGenre : what type of text should you be writing?

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PURPOSESignal your purpose by:- explaining why you are writing you letter in the opening sentence

- explaining what your article is about in the intro paragraph

- stating what your newsletter is aiming to do in a bold headline

Purpose of a text could be to : persuade

explain

describe

inform

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STYLEStyle can be either INFORMAL or FORMAL

and the tone of the text could be for example;

chattydetailed seriouspersonalemotional .....

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G.A.P.S

Genre : what type of text should you be writing?

Audience : who will be reading your text ?

Purpose : the purpose of your text, i.e. to convince

Style : your chosen writing style i.e. informal

Adapted from Prezi.com

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This shows that its informal as its a form of ‘expletive language’ because she’s putting her middle finger up to the audience. This is a form of swearing.

From looking at the picture is immediately gives away the genre of the magazine. Which portrays ‘Rock’.

The way she is dressed is also informal as the title ‘Bad Girl For Life!’ fits with the image