writing for a purpose

G - genre: think about how your writing should be structured. What type of text is it? How should it be formed? Are there any techniques you should use? Some examples of genre are:

• a newspaper article 
• a letter

A - audience: think about who you are writing for. What sort or tone should you use: colloquial or formal? Should your language be simplistic or more complex? Some examples of audience are:

• young adults 
• a headteacher

P - purpose: think about why you are writing this? What are you trying to achieve? Are there any specific linguistic devices you should use to add to your writing? Some examples of purpose are:

• to inform
• to persuade

Simple:

Usually a statement, containing at least a subject and a verb.

"I ran."

Compound:

A sentence comprised of to independent (or main) clauses, connected by a comma and a connective.

"I was running very fast, but the train was late."

Complex:

A sentence containing a main clause and a subordinate clause. Also called the independent and dependent clauses. The main clause (independent) can stand on it's own and would make sense. The subordinate clause (dependent) would not make sense standing on its own.

"I ran, ignoring the surrounding spectators, trying to catch the train."

Declarative:

Declarative sentences make a statemnet or express an opinion, and they always end with a full-stop: "I prefer going out when it's sunny."

Imperative:

Imperative sentences make a request or command, they can end with either a full-stop or exclamation mark: "Get out of the rain!"

Interrogative:

Interrogative sentences ask a question, thus they begin with a question work and end wihth a question mark: "Why did it have to rain?"

Exclamatory:

A sentence that expresses great emotion, and ends with an exclamation mark: "I hate the rain."

chatty style- speaking to the reader in a friendly way

contrasts- demonstrating different viewpoints

personal/ collective pronouns- using words like 'we' and 'us'

shock tactics- making readers surprised or horrified

humour- light-hearted expression of a viewpoint

annectdotes- little stories to illustrate a point

figures of speech- similies and metaphors

imagery- thought-provoking language that creates an image in the reader's mind

empathy- appeal to the reader's better judgement

1. second guess the reader:

2. take the opposite opinion:

3. adress the reasons and counter-argue:

4. anicipate the response

D - direct adress

A - alliteration 

F - facts (statistics)

O - opinions

R - rhetorical questions

E - emotive language // exaggeration (hyperbole)

S - similies and metaphors

T - Triplets