Name: ________________________________________ Period: __________ Date: ______________
Ten Guides for Effective Writing
Guide 2—Write for the Reader
_____/10 points: Outline—Pages 22-25
_____/20 points: Application Assignment—Pages 53-54
1.
A good message meets the needs of both the _______________________ and the
_________________.
2.
What do most readers expect a message to be?
3.
The best way to adapt a message to meet the needs of the reader is to use ________________.
4.
Define empathy:
5.
The person who receives a message often views it _________________than the person who
_______________ that message.
6.
A person ___________________ a message may want the __________________ to do something.
7.
The reader is likely to view the message with a ____________ - _______ - ______ - _______ - _____
attitude.
8.
What is the you attitude?
9.
Good writers usually try to avoid beginning an entire ____________ and the majority of paragraphs within
the _________________ with ________.
10.
A common and very obvious ________________ of the pronoun _______ is to begin every
__________________________ with I.
11.
When is the you attitude appropriate?
12.
Compare the sentences below—circle which sentence uses the pronouns correctly?

I want to take this opportunity to offer my congratulations on your recent promotion to regional
manager.
OR

13.
Congratulations on your recent promotion to regional manager
What does the concept of courtesy mean?
14.
Every reader deserves courteous ______________________; no justification exists for bad
______________________.
15.
Some writers with good intentions make the mistake of _________________ people before they grant a
request.
16.
Thank you in advance assumes that the person will do what you are ________________, and most people
do not like to be ___________________ for ________________.
17.
____________________ implies more than just saying please and __________________ _________.
18.
Courtesy also includes the ________________ or manner in which something is said.
19.
_____________________ lectures ________________________ statements, derogatory
___________________, and ___________ language offend most readers.
20.
Write in a way that ___________________ rather than ____________________ readers.
21.
Circle which sentence projects a positive, courteous tone?
Don’t forget to submit your time and expense report by noon on Friday

OR
Remember to submit your time and expense report by noon on Friday
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22.
Good writers present their ideas using a ___________________________ style.
23.
Using a fair and __________________ style avoids the possibility of _______________ the
__________________.
24.
Often writers use ______________________ language without intending to be discriminatory.
Rewrite the following sentences to be bias free:

The firemen worked to free the child trapped in the well

Before entering a closed room a normal person knocks
ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER COMPLETE THE APPLICATION ASSIGNMENTS ON PAGES 53-54