Which statement about audience or purpose is true?
the purpose for a piece of writing becomes clear after you begin writing your first draft.
it is safe to assume that the audience for your writing will have the same background knowledge of a subject that you do.
audience and purpose are decided on during the prewriting stage.
audience is predetermined before you write, while purpose is not.

While doing your research, all of the following would be good secondary sources to use to develop a general overview about the vietnam war, except: a. the encyclopedia britannica b. an interview with a veteran of the war c. a textbook on the history of the 20th century d. an online resource such as ‘wikipedia. org’ or ‘’

Awriter wants to develop an argument on the following topic: the voting age write a claim and counterclaim based on this topic. clearly identify your claim and counterclaim.

Read this excerpt from white fang by jack london. the qualities in his kind that in the beginning made it possible for them to come in to the fires of men, were qualities capable of development. they were developing in him, and the camp-life, replete with misery as it was, was secretly endearing itself to him all the time. but white fang was unaware of it. he knew only grief for the loss of kiche, hope for her return, and a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his. which quotation from the paragraph supports the story’s theme of homesickness? “the camp life . . was secretly endearing itself to him all the time.” “but white fang was unaware of it.” “he knew only . . a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his.” “the qualities in his kind . . were qualities capable of development.”