Grade 5 Fall — Multi-Paragraph Essay (5-Paragraph Format with Flexibility), Citations and Works Cited, and Audience-Aware Craft
English · WR G5 eng.g5.f.wr.audience_awareness

Identify primary audience and adjust word choice and structure (CCSS W.5.4)

Apply the MG-7 audience-analysis card to every essay: WHO is the primary reader, WHAT do they already know, WHAT do they need, WHAT TONE fits. Adjust WORD CHOICE (simpler vs. technical, formal vs. warm) and STRUCTURE (lead with story for general reader vs. lead with claim for expert reader) based on the answers. Document audience choice on the AUDIENCE-ANALYSIS card stapled inside the front cover of the essay.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
8
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g6.s.wr.audience_extended
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Common misconceptions
  • Names 'the teacher' as audience for every essay — defaults to one audience without considering alternatives.
  • Fills audience card but never adjusts the prose — card is decoupled from drafting and revising.

Exercise pool (4)

Diff Stem Type
3 Fill the MG-7 audience-analysis card for YOUR essay. Answer all 4 questions specifically. audience card fill
4 Write a 2-sentence opening for your essay topic for TWO different audiences. Audience 1: peer (5th grade classmate). Audience 2: adult... same topic two audiences
4 Take 2 sentences from your draft that match your audience card. Take 2 that DON'T match. Revise the mismatched ones. audience check revision
5 Take your full draft and audit ONE paragraph for audience match. Identify 3 word-choice changes that would better match your audience... audience aware revision full essay