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JusticeCrocodile276   In the reading, “Read the Room! Navigating Social Contexts and… In the reading, “Read the Room! Navigating Social Contexts and Written Texts,” the authors indicate that “effective communication always requires contextual awareness. This is the social side of communication. In order to understand and be understood, one must learn to read the room” (Seely et al. 292). How will you “read the room” in your writing?After reading and watching the resources for this module, complete the following:Choose a general topic prompt from the following list. You will use this topic for the first major paper in the class (Paper 1 – Personal Experience). Don’t worry, though; you will work on this paper in manageable steps, and this is just the first step. You aren’t writing a whole paper just yet. For now, just choose an option below that you would like to think more about.Option 1: Global Experience – Write a personal narrative about a time when you either travelled to a different country or participated in a culturally-immersive experience that introduced you to new cultural norms.  Options for a culturally-immersive experience are:a wedding for a religion other than your owna party or celebration specific to a particular culture (a quinceañera, for instance).Identify your purpose. The educational purpose set for you in Paper 1 (due in Module 4) is “to practice using narrative writing techniques to support an idea (description, showing vs. telling, etc.), to engage in the writing process, and to participate as a member of an active writing community,” but this is what I want you to get out of completing this assignment. For your purpose, consider what you want readers to get from reading your paper. Do you want them to be informed, entertained, or moved, for instance? Answering this question will determine your purpose. Choose an audience. Your default audience is your peers, but you can choose a different, more specific audience instead. Open a Word document. In the Word document, create a numbered list and type your topic, purpose, and audience. (E.g.: 1. Topic: _______(example: Option 2); 2. Purpose: _______ (example: to inform); 3. Audience: ______(example: adult students).) Below your list, explain how your purpose and audience will affect the way you write about your topic. How will it affect your language? How will it affect the details you include? Arts & HumanitiesEnglish