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B CONNEC TING WI TH AN AUDIENCE
It is important to know who will be reading your essay. This affects your
essay writing in many ways, including your TONE and your WORD CHOICE.
Connect with your AUDIENCE by involving them in the essay. You might
tell an interesting story or ask thoughtful questions. This is a lead! A good
lead gets your AUDIENCE interested.
EXAMPLE Consider these factors to connect with your AUDIENCE.
Text type Topic: Rainforests in Danger
Purpose Class report
Audience To inform
Tone Teacher, classmates
Interesting fact Formal, serious
I visited a real rainforest inThailand once.
YOUR
TURN Fill in the blanks to complete the table.
Text type Topic: Planets of Our Solar System
Purpose Essay
Audience
Tone Teacher
Interesting fact
Our solar system is just one out of billions!
Unit 5. VOICE ✷ 53
It is important to know who will be reading your essay. This affects your
essay writing in many ways, including your TONE and your WORD CHOICE.
Connect with your AUDIENCE by involving them in the essay. You might
tell an interesting story or ask thoughtful questions. This is a lead! A good
lead gets your AUDIENCE interested.
EXAMPLE Consider these factors to connect with your AUDIENCE.
Text type Topic: Rainforests in Danger
Purpose Class report
Audience To inform
Tone Teacher, classmates
Interesting fact Formal, serious
I visited a real rainforest inThailand once.
YOUR
TURN Fill in the blanks to complete the table.
Text type Topic: Planets of Our Solar System
Purpose Essay
Audience
Tone Teacher
Interesting fact
Our solar system is just one out of billions!
Unit 5. VOICE ✷ 53
