Matching Style To Audience And Purpose
Overview
Take one true sentence and write it six times, for a nine year old, a government minister, a nervous customer, a close friend, a coroner and a crowd. Six pieces of writing come out, and only the facts they share are the same. That variable, the thing that changed while the content stayed put, is what AO4 is actually measuring, and it is worth more marks in this qualification than anything else.
This note treats style as a set of controls you move on purpose rather than a mood you happen to be in. You will learn why tone and register are two dials and not one, which six features of a sentence actually change when the reader changes, what each purpose verb demands before it is satisfied, and how to catch the register drift that quietly costs strong candidates marks in the second half of every answer.
Objectives
- Construct and convey meaning in written language, matching style to audience and purpose
- Communicate effectively and imaginatively, adapting form, tone and register of writing for specific purposes and audiences
Lesson Note
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- Which three things does AO4 require you to adapt? A) Spelling, punctuation and grammar B) Form, tone and register C) Structure, evidence and conclusion D) Vocabulary, paragraphing and length Answer: B
- Which combination best describes a well-written formal letter of complaint? A) Informal register, warm tone B) Informal register, cold tone C) Formal register, cold tone D) Formal register, gushing tone Answer: C
- A task says: 'inform readers about the scheme and encourage them to take part'. A candidate writes an energetic piece with almost no detail about the scheme. What has gone wrong? A) The tone is too warm B) One of the two purposes is unserved C) The register is too formal D) Nothing, since persuasion is the harder skill Answer: B
- Which of these is NOT one of the six levers that move when the audience changes? A) Assumed knowledge B) Directness C) Handwriting D) Person and pronouns Answer: C
- Where is register drift most easily detected? A) In the title B) By comparing the closing paragraph with the opening one C) In the length of the piece D) In the spelling Answer: B
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