Unit 14, Composition 301Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Composition
Lesson 99
14.99 The Writing Process: Prewriting II ...........30114.100 The Writing Process: Drafting I ................
During prewriting, you also choose a purpose—the goal you want to accomplish
by writing about your topic. Your purpose might be to inform, to persuade, to
entertain, to create a work of art, or perhaps a combination of these. Finally, you
select and analyze your audience, those who will read or hear your work.
Knowing your audience will help you decide what information to include and
what writing style to use, such as formal or informal.Exercise 1 Rewrite each word, phrase, or sentence for the audience named in
parentheses.
The new rule at school really bugs me. (Rewrite for an audience of parents.)
The new rule at school is very unfair.
1.Manuel hit a homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. (Rewrite for an
audience who knows nothing about baseball.) Manuel scored the winning point by hitting
the ball over the fence late in the game.
2.Listen up, dudes. (Rewrite as a statement to a noisy roomful of students during a class.)
Listen, everyone.
3.During the 1995 annual period, the corn crop had an extremely high yield. (Rewrite as
an explanation for a fellow student.) During 1995 the corn crop was plentiful.
4.No suds. No clean duds. (Rewrite as a note for someone about to go to the laundry.)
Don’t forget the detergent when you wash the clothes.
5.This bread is made with 3 cups of flour, a stick of melted butter, 2 beaten eggs,
1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. (Rewrite as a description for
someone who does not intend to make the bread.) This bread is made with flour, melted
butter, eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon.
6.Give the dog some drops of this medicine in his ears. (Reword as a veterinarian’s
instructions to the dog’s owner. Invent any missing details.)
Put three drops of the medicine in each ear once a day.