Directed Writing tasks examples

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/modern-tribes


http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/05/modern-tribes-clean-eating-blogger
The individual is explaining old eating habits using nouns such as 'toxins' emphaising the lack of care of her health. It states that clean eating is really the way to live a happy lifestyle, by simply knowing what is right for you body and how you feel comfortable within yourself. Possible sarcasm/humor is used to engage readers.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/feb/20/modern-tribes-digital-new-dad-catherine-bennett
Shows how having all this new modern day technology is enabling the father to capture all these important moments in his child's life. But exaggeration may be put on how technology is such a big factor in today society and if we don't capture it on camera it didn't even happen.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/05/modern-tribe-social-media-grandmother
This article demonstrates humor by it going against the stereotypical grandparent who is unable to use social media. But the writer states she finds it 'fun' and as a way to 'gossip. Which represents social media in a positive way from the older generation,

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/14/vegan-warrior-modern-tribe-bacon-cancer-link
It would most likely enrage meat eaters as it mocks them by stating they should 'listened to us a bit more, instead of going on about how skinny and angry we all are'