Consider Your Audience

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is designed to focus the user’s attention on the importance of considering their audience when selecting sources for research. It asks questions aimed at identifying who the audience is, what they know and value, what sources they would find credible, and whether they are likely to consider the chosen source as credible. This approach ensures that the research is not only grounded in credible information but also resonates with and is relevant to the audience’s expectations and values.

The worksheet is educating students on the vital aspect of audience awareness in research. It teaches them to analyze their audience’s characteristics, to understand their knowledge base and values, and to select sources that will be deemed credible by them. By encouraging students to consider their audience’s perspective, it is training them to conduct research that is not only factual but also tailored to be persuasive and authoritative to the intended readers or listeners.