ENG 130 Module Two Reading Response Template Exploring the Text
Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.
Selected text you will use for your project: The selected text I will use for my project is “Take a break!” By Nicole Peluse, St. Francis Hospital
Identify a possible primary audience
of the text: The possible primary audience for the text could be any
seniors dealing with stressors in life and looking to find the best ways to cope with the stress.
Identify
other possible audiences for the text: Other possible audiences for the text may be parents, teachers or employers that want to have ways to help their children, students or employees deal with stress and offer a resource to maintain healthy work/life balance. Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the genre
of the text: Both audiences are appropriate regarding the genre of the text because both could benefit from knowing the ways to deal with stress and maintain habits to combat life stressors. The article is designed
to educate as well as offer different avenues to help reduce daily stress.
Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the writing situation
of the text: The text is relatable and easy to understand for both audiences. The text mentions easily attainable goals towards reducing the strain in dealing with pressures of life. Describe how the writer attracts and guides the audience
: The writer attracts the audience by stating early on that we essentially spend half of our lives trying to save time just to rush to find something to do to fill that time doing something else. Readers are then guided through the text with points of stressors and the importance of staying healthy while dealing with those things.
