Module 1 — Effective
writing: Strategies
and principles
| Course Guide | Module 1 | Module 2a | Module 2b |
Assignment preparation task 4: Analysing your reader
Assignment 1A requires you to analyse something you have written in the past. Who were the readers of this piece of writing? Was it one person? Several? What do you know about the readers of this writing sample? What was your desired response from them?
To help think about these questions, the Reader Analysis Form asks these and other pertinent questions.
The purpose of the reader analysis form below is to help you focus on your reader's needs. You will gain practice in using it in Assignment 1A for this module and also in the assignment for your optional second-level module.
Once you have internalized the concept of reader analysis and begin thinking habitually in a reader-oriented way, you may find you no longer need to use a form. You may continue to find it helpful, though, especially as a basis for collaborative writing.
Click here to open the Reader Analysis Form. Save a copy to use for your first assignment.
Assignment prep task 1: Thinking about your assignment
Assignment prep task 2: Identifying noise
Assignment prep task 3: Analysing barriers to communication
Assignment prep task 4: Analysing your reader