This post is where I will identify the audience I am writing my project for. I will be doing this by answering the 6 bulleted questions found in A Student's Guide to First Year Writing.
Who am I writing this for?
The audience for this project is preassigned. According to the rubric, this project is written for incoming freshman in my field. The purpose is to explain to them a controversy that is going on in our field and show them how to do a rhetorical analysis.
What position might they take on the issue?
This freshman could take any position. I would guess that coming in, the freshman wouldn't know enough about the subject to take a stance on one side or the other. But most college students are working minimum wage jobs, so they might take the position of raising the federal minimum wage, even though they don't know the consequences of both sides.
What will they want to know?
They will probably want to know both sides of the argument to be able to make a decision on their belief. Because I am analyzing the rhetorical strategies and not the actual subject the article writes about, I will be giving them less about my opinion and more about how the author explains theirs. To understand this, the freshman would want to know the context and background of the article.
How might they react to my argument?
I would hope they would react in agreement with what I have to say. They also might be encouraged to ask more logical questions and do deeper research to further understand the topic.
How am I trying to relate or connect to my audience?
I'm trying to connect my audience with my point of view. I want to help them understand where I come from and why it would be the right belief.
Are there specific words, ideas, or modes of presentation that will help me relate to them in this way?
Because we are in the business field, the text should sound professional and knowledgeable. But, it also needs to be at a level that incoming freshman can understand and connect to.
Reflection:
I read Hallye and Chelsea's posts on analyzing our audience. I think a lot of people are still a little confused about who the audience is because it sounds like they are writing to explain the topic of the article rather than the rhetorical strategies. I'm still trying to keep my mind focused on the rhetorical strategies rather than the actual controversy, even though the controversy is important.
I feel as though this needs a little more depth. What kind of students are these? What beliefs might they have? A little information on what the controversy relates too might give more insight on how they might feel or react. Otherwise this is a good start! Good luck on project 2!
ReplyDeleteI also included who I thought the audience of my text was. Although I missed the part about including the incoming freshman as audience for my essay, I found I was able to elaborate a bit more on the questions when I addressed the text as well. Thank you for reminding me about the freshman, I was most definitely going to forget to include them and good luck with the project!
ReplyDelete