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Writing for Different Audiences in Manufacturing | Workplace Essential Skills

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Writing for Different Audiences in Manufacturing | Workplace Essential Skills

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-workready-51/writing-for-different-audiences-in-manufacturing-video-workplace-essential-skills/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Audio/Video

Overview:

Many jobs in the manufacturing industry require writing emails, reports, and updates. The first thing employees should consider when they start to write anything for work is audience and purpose, so they are sure to use the most appropriate language and format. This resource provides instruction and discussion in considering your audience when crafting workplace documents.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 6	13. Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject and purpose for a particular audience or occasion. Examples: social media posts, blog posts, podcast episodes, infographics Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 13. Digital products Subject Purpose Audience Occasion Knowledge: 13. Students know: Necessary skills to create and edit digital products, such as social media posts, blog posts, podcast episodes, and infographics. The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product. Skills: 13. Students are able to: Create digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions. Edit digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions. Understanding: 13. Students understand that: Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions. They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 7	14. Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject, occasion, audience, purpose, and tone. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 14. Digital products Subject Occasion Audience Purpose Tone Knowledge: 14. Students know: Necessary skills to create and edit digital products. The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product. Skills: 14. Students are able to: Create and revise a digital text to ensure a clear subject. Create and revise a digital text for an intended audience and occasion. Create and revise a digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose. Understanding: 14. Students understand that: Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions. They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion. Revision is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text. Revision is important in appealing to a particular audience with a digital text. Revision is important to articulate a clear subject and occasion for writing a digital text.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 8	13. Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject, occasion, audience, point of view, purpose, and tone. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 13. Digital product Subject Occasion Audience Point of view Purpose Tone Knowledge: 13. Students know: Necessary skills to create and edit digital products. The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product. Skills: 13. Students are able to: Create and revise a digital text to ensure a clear subject. Create and revise a digital text for an intended audience and occasion. Create and revise a digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose. Understanding: 13. Students understand that: Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions. They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion. Revision is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text. Revision is important in appealing to a particular audience with a digital text. Revision is important to articulate a clear subject and occasion for writing a digital text.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 9	14. Create and edit digital texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 14. Digital texts Occasion Audience Purpose Tone Knowledge: 14. Students know: Necessary skills to create and edit digital texts. The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a purpose and tone for digital text. Skills: 14. Students are able to: Create and edit a digital text for an intended audience and occasion. Create and edit a digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose. Understanding: 14. Students understand that: Digital texts can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions. They should modify the purpose and tone of their digital texts depending on the audience and occasion. Editing is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text. Editing is important in appealing to a particular audience and occasion with a digital text.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 10	14. Create and edit collaborative digital texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 14. Collaborative digital texts Occasion Audience Purpose Tone Knowledge: 14. Students know: Necessary skills to create and edit digital texts. Collaboration skills. The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a purpose and tone for digital text. Skills: 14. Students are able to: Create and edit a collaborative digital text for an intended audience and occasion. Create and edit a collaborative digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose. Understanding: 14. Students understand that: They can collaborate with peers to create one final product. Digital texts can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions. They should modify the purpose and tone of their digital texts depending on the audience and occasion. Editing is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text. Editing is important in appealing to a particular audience and occasion with a digital text.

Tags:

audience, email, workplace documents, writing process

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Comments

Handouts and materials associated with this resource can be found to the right of the video under the heading, "Support Materials for Use with Students".

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Author:

Jessica Byrd

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Writing for Different Audiences in Manufacturing | Workplace Essential Skills