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**//Writing for an Audience - Voice//**

Students will practice writing for different audiences. I will hold up a common object in the classroom. (pen, ruler, stapler) Discuss as a class what the object is used for. I will then model writing a description of the object to a college student. After modeling, ask the students to choose an audience. (preschooler, teachers, grandparent) Instruct the students not to tell anyone the audience they have selected. Write a brief description of the object as if you were describing it to your chosen audience. Get volunteers to read their paragraphs aloud Have the class members guess which audience they selected.

Assessment: Can students use vocabulary knowledge to target a specific audiance?

__Substitute Teacher Handbook __, Utah State University

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