Writing to describe Make sure that your work is technically accurate – use a wide range of punctuation, check your spelling and grammar. Don’t forget to use… Personification Pathetic fallacy Adverbs Onomatopoeia Remember your vary your structure: • Sentence structures • Range of paragraph lengths • Connectives • Sentence openers · No dialogue · No names, backgrounds—just describe the characteristics · Develop a character/setting · Senses · Breakdown an image Metaphor Alliteration Simile Senses Interesting ideas Vocabulary for effect Emotive language
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Writing to
describe
Make sure that your work is technically
accurate – use a wide range of punctuation,
check your spelling and grammar.
Don’t forget to use… Personification Pathetic fallacy Adverbs Onomatopoeia
Remember your vary your structure: • Sentence structures • Range of paragraph lengths • Connectives • Sentence openers
· No dialogue · No names, backgrounds—just describe the characteristics · Develop a character/setting · Senses · Breakdown an image Metaphor
Alliteration Simile Senses Interesting ideas Vocabulary for effect Emotive language
Writing to
narrate
Metaphor Alliteration Simile Senses Interesting ideas Vocabulary for effect Emotive language
Pay close attention to:
• Dialogue • Characters • Plot • Setting
In the exam you will only have a brief amount of time - maybe 45 minutes - to write your story. Therefore it is important that you stick to a strict timeframe. Below is a time plan for a 45 minute story: 3 Mins – Plan your writing 8 Mins – Gripping opening 8 Mins – Back-story 8 Mins – Problem and complications 8 Mins – Crisis 8 Mins – Resolution 2 Mins – Check your work
• Encyclopaedia entry •Technical manual • Question and Answer’ articles and leaflets • Write up of Science experiments • Geography and Science text books
Writing an Explanation
text
Used to give reasons for a phenomenon,
problem, situation or issue
What language features should be included?
Present tense
•A general statement to introduce the topic •Paragraphs used to
introduce different
reasons or show
different steps in a
process
•Impersonal, factual,
plain writing to ensure
the explanation is
clear and concise
Sequence, cause and effect, contrast and comparison, addition connectives used
Third person – active voice
Writing to argue
Ingredients:
•A good few numbers of opinions, for and against the argument.
•At least three well-structured points for why your argument is right; progressing in a
logical order.
•Language appropriate to the audience – formal/informal.
•Use of the counter argument (degrade it for extra taste)
•Evidence/stats to back up your argument.
•Language devices
•A strong introduction and conclusion to the argument, drawing the audience
Connectives to add detail or introduce
new topic – firstly, in addition, to begin with, furthermore, Acknowledge the
counter argument, but make sure that
your viewpoint outshines this!
Sharp introduction and conclusion needed
Advert
· Pamphlet from pressure
group or political party
· Travel brochure
· Poster or flier
· Book blurb
· Letter to the Editor
Writing to Persuade
Used to argue the case for a point
of view and to convince the reader
to follow advice or take action
What language features should be included?
Your view needs to be
backed up with
supporting evidence such
as FACTS and
STATISTICS
· You should use emotive
language e.g. Wildlife
threatened...forests
destroyed… .
· Ask rhetorical questions
e.g. Would you like to…
.? And use REPETITION
FOR EMPHASIS
· Appeal to your reader
by involving them: ‘We all
know that...’
Emphasis, illustration, summary and sequencing connectives used
First person can be used
Present and past tense used.
Writing to advise
Give clear advice – use cohesive
devices e.g. firstly, step one, when
beginning, the next step, finally…
• Be encouraging and motivating - you can achieve success if you…
• Give the reader a choice – you may find it better if you…
• Be polite, but informal – you’ll find that…
• Explain all of your advice in detail and give alternatives
• Give good reasons and evidence
• Write in a tone and style appropriate for the reader
Academic During this soliloquy, Macbeth agonises over his indecision, recognising that he lacks a ‘spur to prick’ his ‘intent’, a metaphor that surely foreshadows the very weapon he later uses to commit regicide.
In Macbeth’s speech, he is feeling unhappy about the fact he can’t decide whether to kill Duncan or not. This is proved by the quote ‘I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent’. The spur he wants is like the dagger he will later use to kill the king and shows us that he probably will do it.
Writing The first paragraph is
better as it uses: • Subject terminology • Precise quotes –