Know your Audience

Aims  and Objectives

• To discover through reading texts: how do we know who the intended audience is?
• How do we incorporate this in our own practice
• Understanding how published work effects our own writing approach and execution
• To understand what makes and doesn’t make a good story and why

 

Words and audience will expect to see when reading:

Fashion – dazzled, vibrant, beautiful, exclusive, expensive, stylish, facts, brands

Horror – darkness, creaking, scary, mysterious, violence, death, creatures

Poem – rhyme, poetic devices, rhythm

Sports – smashed, scored, masterful, facts, figures,  expert opinions

Music – beat, inspiration, lyrics, facts, figures

 

 

An Example of a Sports Feature:

This weeks Premier League weekend is set to be huge one as the battle for the title continues. At 12:30 on Saturday, Spurs will take on the re-energized Leicester City with both looking to secure a spot in the top 4. Former Leicester and Spurs star Gary Linekar told us, “This has all the marks of being one of the games of the season. Spurs will be looking to prove they are still title challengers, whilst Brendan Rogers will certainly set up to hurt Spurs on the counter. It could be goals galore!” Under Brendan Rogers, Leicester have put in some masterful performances this season, including a big draw against Chelsea and dominant 3-1 victory against Bournemouth. Also on Saturday, champions Manchester City take on struggles Watford.

 

An example of a Crime Story:

Click! The flash of the detectives camera cast a light throughout the hallway in which head stood. It was a massacre. Crimson blood on Crimson walls, splattered on the floor and dripping from the ceiling. Who ever had attacked the Johnson family, had done so with such ferocity that not a single surface seemed untouched by blood.

 

 

News Story VS. Feature Story:

• News has to be put out within a certain time frame to keep it relevant
• Features can sit around and wait for an event
• News is a matter of fact
• Features have far more opinions and have more research
• News stories incorporate the inverted pyramid
• You have more creative freedom with a feature and can write more

Primary research – Finding information for ourselves

Secondary research – Using information gathered by others

 

Exercise – Write a feature on any theme/ issue/ person that you wish to explore:

This weeks Premier League weekend is set to be huge one as the battle for the title continues. At 12:30 on Saturday, Spurs will take on the re-energized Leicester City with both looking to secure a spot in the top 4. Former Leicester and Spurs star Gary Linekar told us, “This has all the hallmarks of being one of the games of the season. Spurs will be looking to prove they are still title challengers, whilst Brendan Rodgers will certainly set up to hurt Spurs on the counter. It could be goals galore!” Under Brendan Rodgers, Leicester have put in some masterful performances this season, including a big draw against Chelsea and dominant 3-1 victory against Bournemouth.

Also on Saturday, champions Manchester City take on the struggling Watford in a David versus Goliath fixture. But could there be a major upset on the horizon? Pep Guardiola is without all but one of his senior centre-backs, and with the shock defeat to Norwich still fresh in everyone’s minds,  City will surely be wary. Watford on the other hand will go into the game with nothing to lose. Sitting firmly at the bottom of the table, Quique Sanchez’s men will surely look to capitalize on City’s defensive frailties. Looking back at their last game, an impressive 2-2 draw with Arsenal, Watford can take some comfort in knowing they are certainly improving. They registered 52% possession against the gunners and peppered their opposition with 32 shots.

This cracker of a weekend rolls over into Sunday with some fantastic games. Liverpool and Chelsea face off after disappointing European results, whilst a new-look West Ham play a United team that have looked devoid of inspiration in recent games. Liverpool head into their clash off the back of 5 wins from their first 5 games, showing no signs of ending their skintillating form. Chelsea on the other hand have started slowly, with Frank Lampard’s men claiming only 8 points so far this season. Chelsea do however possess a secret weapon in the form of young forward Tammy Abraham. His form has been electric with the youngster bagging 7 goals so far this season, including a brilliant hattrick against Wolves. Could this be a Premier League classic?

The other exiting game on Sunday between United and West Ham also has the possibility of being a belter. West Ham have recruited some serious talent over the summer, with French striker Sebastian Haller proving to have been one of the buys of the window so far. He has seemed dangerous so far this season, scoring 3 goals in the opening 5 games. It will prove a stern test for United’s back-four who have however seemed much more secure this year with the additions of world-record defender Harry Maguire and young right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka.