Week 3 Overview

Determining Audience and Occasion

Audience and occasion have been an important piece of the writing puzzle for over 2000 years, when Aristotle used it in his speeches on rhetoric and persuasion. Determining who it is you are writing for, and for what reason, will focus your writing and approach for the better.

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Deadline Notice

• Continue working on Illustrative Essay Part 2 which is due by the deadline listed below.
• Begin working on Persuasive Essay Part 1 which is due in a later week.
• Schedule a Live Writing Help Tutoring Session with Tutor.com to review your Persuasive Essay first draft which is due in a later week.

Review

Review these resources to prepare for this week’s assignments and discussions.

• Download and review Academic Audience (opens in a new window)
• Identifying Audiences (opens in a new window)
• Audience (opens in a new window)
• Only read and engage with the information on this page. You do not need to click "Next".
• Friending, Ancient or Otherwise (opens in a new window)
• As you read, look for the following:
• What “points for comparison” does the author use?
• How does the author go beyond the obvious similarities and differences to surface interesting ideas and insights?
• Evaluating Illustrative Paragraphs [Original Media]
• Watch What Aristotle and Joshua Bell Can Teach Us About Persuasion [00:04:40]