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ERIC Number: EJ458518
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-426X
Audience Adaptation and Persuasive Strategies: A Study of Letters by Sixth-Grade Students.
Rybczynski, Marcia
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v26 n1 p15-23 Fall 1992
Letters from 18 average sixth-grade writers were analyzed for context-creating (background) and persuasive (strategic) text elements. Analysis revealed that sixth graders use context-creating elements to provide helpful background information for their audiences, rely on logical reasoning for persuasion, and have some understanding of text elements necessary for written persuasion. (SM)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Skills, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Letters (Correspondence), Paragraph Composition, Persuasive Discourse, Thinking Skills, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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