LESSON 1 The Academic Writing Style GUIDE QUESTIONS: 1. 2. 3. What were your difficulties. Do you think the recipients of your intructions will safety get to their destination? What difficuties do you think they will encounter and how can these be addresed? If you can improve your set of directions, what revisions can you make? Writing is a form of communication that shaped by the following factors: What 1. Topic the text about? What details am I imparting to the readers. Who 2. Role am I as a writer? Do I write as a sibling? A student? A son/daughter? A customer? Why am I writing this in the first 3. Purpose – place? Who 4. Audience I reading this piece? What knowledge does he/she need to understand in my writing? THINK and SHARE Think of an SMS personal message in you social networking account or e-mail that was missent to you. Reflect on the details that made you realize that you were not the intended recipient of the message. Share your reflection in the class.