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English IEnglish I

Fall 2008Fall 2008

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Who are you as the Who are you as the writer? Abraham writer? Abraham Lincoln? A warrior? An Lincoln? A warrior? An auto mechanic? A auto mechanic? A parent?parent?

AudienceAudience

To whom are you To whom are you writing? Is your audience writing? Is your audience a friend? Your teacher? a friend? Your teacher? Readers of a Readers of a newspaper?newspaper?

FormatFormat

What form will the What form will the writing take? Is it a writing take? Is it a letter? A classified ad? A letter? A classified ad? A speech? A poem?speech? A poem?

TopicTopic

What is the subject or the What is the subject or the point of this piece? Is it to point of this piece? Is it to persuade a goddess to spare persuade a goddess to spare your life? To plead for a re-your life? To plead for a re-test? To call for stricter test? To call for stricter regulations on logging?regulations on logging?