Tailoring to Audience
Adapting tone and vocabulary to suit different audiences when trying to persuade.
Key Questions
- Explain how you would change your language if writing to a principal versus a friend.
- Analyze what visual elements can be added to a text to make an argument more compelling.
- Justify why a writer must consider the opposing view before finalizing their own argument.
ACARA Content Descriptions
Suggested Methodologies
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