Text User - Cultural Literacy

A little under twelve months ago I lost a very important person in my life. So when I was asked to write the Eulogy for my Nan's funeral I began writing in an attempt to capture the amazing woman that she was. However I had to consider the purpose of a Eulogy. Was it to sum up a person’s life story, capture moments that made them who they were or was it to demonstrate the significance of their life to everyone they had touched. I wanted it to not only be significant for me but also to everyone who would be in the audience at church. I also had to consider where and who i would be reading the eulogy to in regards to age appropriateness from ages 16 - 90+ and religious and cultural understandings that would be present. 
In the Eulogy I reflected on the joy my Nan had brought to so many people's lives, the amazing life she had lived and the spritely nature that shone within her. It was constructed for the people in her life and those who came to celebrate it. And this is the reason why I cannot share it with you.

My story of writing my Nan's Eulogy is to illustrate that different texts have different purposes and that the purposes behind constructing texts influence the structure and form that is used (Freebody & Luke 1999). The role of 'Text User' reflects the ability to comprehend cultural literacy by understanding that texts serve different cultural and social functions (Ludwig 2004). This knowledge is applied when creating, understanding and transforming texts (Freebody & Luke 1999).