Answer/Quote: “Student
writers depend on the five-paragraph theme-genre as a safe, formulaic approach
to an evaluation situation. Even so, the
results of the present study indicate that sensitivity to audience provides an
additional resource, beyond genre competency, upon which proficient writers
draw even in writing tasks that are not manifestly persuasive.” P. 19.
Comment: Add yet another use of audience when writing--
evaluation of writing samples. Something to consider. How, as a teacher, would
I use this information? The raters are professional teachers. What are the
characteristics of professional teachers? That’ll take some class discussion.
By the way, the author refers to audience awareness as “social cognition.” I
don’t know why. RayS.
Title: “Social
Cognitive Ability as a Predictor of the Quality of Expository and Persuasive
Writing Among College Freshmen.” DL Rubin and BA Raforth. Research in the Teaching of English (February 1986), 9-21.
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