Activity 3: Purpose & Audience Pro - Proficient Level

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🎯 Purpose & Audience Pro

Georgia Milestones Grade 3 - Proficient Level

📋 Learning Objectives:

In this advanced activity, you will demonstrate proficiency by:

  • Determining both purpose AND target audience for texts
  • Identifying common text features across various modes
  • Describing how features contribute to purpose and effect
  • Creating multimodal texts with purposeful feature selection

Section 1: Dual Text Analysis 🔍

Compare these two texts and analyze both their purpose AND target audience.

📰 Text 1: "City Council Meeting Notice"

Public Notice

The City Council will convene on Thursday, March 15th at 7:00 PM in the Municipal Building, Room 204. Agenda items include: proposed changes to parking regulations, budget allocation for park renovations, and community feedback session. All residents are encouraged to attend. Documents available at city.gov/meetings.
Text Features Present:
• Formal language • Date/time/location details • Bullet list format • Official heading • Website reference

🎉 Text 2: "Party Invitation"

YOU'RE INVITED!

Join us for Emma's 8th Birthday Bash! 🎂🎈
When: Saturday, March 18th, 2-4 PM
Where: Sunshine Park (by the playground)
Activities: Games, face painting, pizza party!
Dress: Wear your favorite superhero costume! 🦸
RSVP to Emma's mom by March 10th: (555) 123-4567
Text Features Present:
• Exclamation points • Emojis • Colorful/bold text • Casual language • Visual emphasis
Text 1 - Purpose:
Text 1 - Audience:
Text 2 - Purpose:
Text 2 - Audience:

Section 2: Feature-Purpose Matching Matrix 🎯

Select which text features would be MOST effective for each purpose and audience combination.

Scenario 1: Persuade teenagers to volunteer at animal shelter

Select the 3-5 features that would be MOST effective:

Scenario 2: Inform parents about new school lunch program

Select the 3-5 features that would be MOST effective:

Section 3: Multimodal Text Creation 🎨

Create a complete multimodal text with features purposefully connected to your audience and purpose.

Planning Stage

Mode Selection (check all that apply):

Feature Selection:

Choose at least 4 features from your selected modes. For each feature, explain HOW it connects to your purpose and audience.

Content Draft:

Write or sketch your multimodal text below. Include labels showing where each feature would appear.