Writing to inform
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- Created on: 05-12-12 10:19
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- Writing to inform
- Who are you writing for?Does the language need to be formal or informal?
- What genre of writing is this? A speech, letter, leaflet? Consider the impact this has on your language
- What is the topic? Have you made it clear during the first sentence what you are focusing upon?
- Aim to keep the reader focused upon the topic all the way through - in particular remind them in the last sentence what you are informing them of.
- Tone is important - you need to sound authoritative as you are informing
- As someone who already....
- One must not forget that....
- This concept has been proven when...
- Your writing needs to be organised and well structured. You will do this by using connectives which signpost the way.
- Devices to use: rhetorical questions, rule of three, alliteration, second person, imperatives.
- Remember to add statistics and an expert opinion too!
- Who are you writing for?Does the language need to be formal or informal?
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