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Writing Variables Cycle

This document outlines the key variables to consider when writing for an English class, including the form of writing, the context and audience, and the central idea and purpose. Students are instructed to choose a format for their writing, a situation where their work would appear, a message or theme, the audience they are writing for, and the reason they are writing. These variables will help students communicate effectively for different contexts and audiences.

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Writing Variables Cycle

This document outlines the key variables to consider when writing for an English class, including the form of writing, the context and audience, and the central idea and purpose. Students are instructed to choose a format for their writing, a situation where their work would appear, a message or theme, the audience they are writing for, and the reason they are writing. These variables will help students communicate effectively for different contexts and audiences.

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GRADE 12 ENGLISH

Mrs. Ramsden

FORM
e.g. article, essay, short story, script,
editorial, memoir, letter, speech
=WHAT YOU ARE WRITING

CONTEXT
Situation where audience experiences the
work
e.g. in a class presentation, at a grad
meeting, in the newsletter, in an opinion
section of a newspaper
=WHERE YOUR WRITING WOULD APPEAR
IN THE REAL WORLD

WRITING
VARIABLES

CENTRAL IDEA
A complete sentence that describes what
you want to be communicated to your
reader (message or theme, but NOT a
summary of a story)
=THE CONTENT OF YOUR WRITING

AUDIENCE

PURPOSE

e.g. peers, parents, students, the school


board, business leaders, music producers,
teachers, single parents, seniors, little kids,
etc.

What do you want to accomplish with


your writing?

***must be public (i.e. cant be you writing


to yourself in a journal)
=WHO YOU ARE WRITING FOR

e.g. to persuade, entertain, express and


reflect, explain, evaluate and judge,
inquire and explore, analyze and
interpret, take a stand, propose a
solution, inform, etc.
=WHY YOU ARE WRITING

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