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    The document introduces the GAP analysis method for analyzing texts, which involves determining the Genre, Audience, and Purpose of a given text. It provides examples of common genres like narrative, evaluation, and explanation. It also lists potential audiences such as adults, children, and professionals. Finally, it gives examples of purposes such as to argue, explain, persuade, and inform. The example application analyzes a letter to a friend as a genre, with teenagers/friends as the audience and the purpose being to persuade them to go to a party.

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    The document introduces the GAP analysis method for analyzing texts, which involves determining the Genre, Audience, and Purpose of a given text. It provides examples of common genres like narrative, evaluation, and explanation. It also lists potential audiences such as adults, children, and professionals. Finally, it gives examples of purposes such as to argue, explain, persuade, and inform. The example application analyzes a letter to a friend as a genre, with teenagers/friends as the audience and the purpose being to persuade them to go to a party.

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    What Kind of Writing Is It? Who Is The Text Aimed At? Why Has The Text Been Written? E.G.

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    The document introduces the GAP analysis method for analyzing texts, which involves determining the Genre, Audience, and Purpose of a given text. It provides examples of common genres like narrative, evaluation, and explanation. It also lists potential audiences such as adults, children, and professionals. Finally, it gives examples of purposes such as to argue, explain, persuade, and inform. The example application analyzes a letter to a friend as a genre, with teenagers/friends as the audience and the purpose being to persuade them to go to a party.

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    Genre, Audience, Purpose.

    Name: Date: Once you’ve been given a text, don’t forget to GAP IT!
    When you are asked to read a new piece of writing,
    make sure you can answer these 3 questions – once you’ve got them sorted, you’ll know that text a lot better!

    GENRE AUDIENCE PURPOSE


    What kind of writing is Who is the text aimed at? Why has the text been
    it? e.g.: written? e.g.:
     Narrative Adults  To argue
     Evaluation Children  To explain
     Explanation Teenagers  To evaluate
     Review Pensioners  To persuade
     Diary Men  To instruct
     Letter Women  To entertain
     Description People with a specific interest (e.g. film  To inform
     Poem fans)  To describe
     Essay  Parents  To analyse
     Speech  Peers  To recount
     Advice  Professionals
     Article What is the writer trying to do?
     Advertisement
     Argument
     Instruction
     Leaflet / information
     Poster
    Fill in the table below.

    GENRE Audience Purpose


    Letter to a friend about a
    party you are having. Teenager/Friend To persuade them to go to the party.

    Letter of complaint to
    Michelle.

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