Write for different audiences — academic, civic, creative — with register-aware moves (CCSS W.8.4; NCTE-4)
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~6 min
eng.g8.s.ex_06
Audience Justification
Prompt
Justify your audience choice in 3-4 sentences. Why this audience for your topic? Why not the others?
Answer criteria
type
rubric
rubric
Audience named + topic-fit reasoned + 2 audiences-not-chosen with reasons = mastery
Hints
- Explain the FIT — why your topic best serves this audience.
- Explain the NON-FIT — why the other audiences wouldn't serve as well.
Misconceptions to watch
- Picks audience without reasoning (just states the choice).
- Doesn't consider alternatives.
Used in lessons