GCSE English Language-Writing to...

Techniques to use in different types of writing

?
  • Created by: Jenna
  • Created on: 28-05-12 20:08

Writing To Inform

  • Clear Intro
  • Interesting/imaginative detail
  • Sequenced/logical organisation
  • Specialist Lexis
  • Range of effective discourse markers
  • Lots of facts
  • Unbiased info
  • Present tense
  • Decleratives
  • Imperatives
  • Pronouns (you, your)
1 of 5

Writing To Explain

  • Range of responses to why
  • Range of responses to how
  • Detailed reasons
  • Effective discourse markers
  • Sequenced logically
  • Reflection in conclusion
2 of 5

Writing To Advise

  • Interesting/imaginative detail
  • Sequenced/logical organisation
  • Present tense
  • Imperatives
  • Decleratives
  • Pronouns (you, your)
  • Modal verbs; you, should, might, may, could, would...
3 of 5

Writing To Advise

  • Range of descriptive techniques
  • Interesting adjectives, verbs ect
  • Use detail and images
  • First or third person
  • Appeal to senses
  • Vary sentences for effect
  • Dont get carried away with the story, ensure that you're consistentley SHOWING and not telling
4 of 5

Writing To Persuade

  • Confident/assured/formal tone
  • Use a range of persuasive techniques such as;
  • alliteration
  • adjectives
  • facts
  • statistics
  • opinions
  • repetition
  • quotations
  • rhetorical questions
  • exaggeration/hyperbole

(for more examples see GCSE English Language- Persuasive Techniques)

5 of 5

Comments

tata

Report

its very usefull i've got an exam tomorrow n i hope i do well

Jenna

Report

i've got the same exam, i hope this helps!

Benjamin Smith

Report


ive got the exam thursdy next week and this has seriously helped thankyou :)

Ciara McEvilly

Report

I have the exam next friday and this just saved me a ton of time Thank you :D

Similar English resources:

See all English resources »