APPEARANCE, FOR WHOM?

     How does the appearance of our writing afftect the reader, you ask? Well I'm going to go back to the beginning of our course and use the term 'audience'. Who is the writing for? The neatness is a given I believe as we write but the order or form I feel really coverts back to the audience.

     If I were asked to write and explain say 'my afternoon at the park' the writng and form would differ greatly if I were writing it to my Grandmother than if I were writing it for my instructor. I would probably use more simple, everyday words and more in the form of a letter if it were to my Grandmother but would use more definite defining words and a 'form' such as MLA if for my instructor.

      As we read the CRAP reading, it reminds us to use the skills that we have been taught thus far and to cut the 'clutter' from your document. Messy, unkempt and nonsensical words can greatly confuse your reader and not hold their attention. Make your writing plain, remember less is more and don't confuse the reader jumping from one topic to another.

     Make sure you use the content, structure, and 'tone' that is meant for the audience in which it was intended.