Question

a. plan a blog entry about a problem or issue that is important to you. use the narrowing triangle to make your topic specific.

1. a problem or issue that is important to me
2. plastic pollution
3. single - use plastics
4. the impact of single - use plastics on marine life

b. decide on your audience and purpose for writing the blog entry. then list textual and nontextual ideas that will help you achieve your purpose for writing.
audience: general public interested in environmental issues
purpose: to inform about the harm of single - use plastics to marine life
ideas: statistics on plastic waste in oceans, personal stories of beach clean - ups, expert quotes on marine pollution

Explanation:

The task is to plan a blog - entry. First, the topic is narrowed down from a general important issue to the specific impact of single - use plastics on marine life. Then, the audience (general public interested in environmental issues) and purpose (to inform about the harm of single - use plastics to marine life) are identified. Ideas like statistics, personal stories, and expert quotes are listed to achieve the writing purpose.

Answer:

A. The blog - entry will focus on the impact of single - use plastics on marine life.
B. Audience: General public interested in environmental issues. Purpose: To inform about the harm of single - use plastics to marine life. Ideas: Statistics on plastic waste in oceans, personal stories of beach clean - ups, expert quotes on marine pollution.