Writing to Inform, Explain and Describe

Think About:

• Is it clear and straightforward
• Layout and Structure
• What the reader needs, wants, would like, or ought to know
• Audience,style, content, tone and topic.

Information needs to be:

• Relevant to the readers needs
• provided in a suitable manner and tine
• Open, balanced and trustworthy

Remember:

Who, What, Where, When, and How

Think About:

• What can be felt
• What can be seen
• What can be touched
• What can be smelt
• What can be tasted

A good structure is crucial, describe location by location, "in the sky", "over there"

Make sure:

• It is vivid and original
• Lots of adjectives are used
• It's engaging and interesting
• You write about the past, avoid the present
• Make the reader feel they are "there"

Use similies and metaphors

Think About:

• Audience and purpose
• Making it clear and honest
• Make sure it's balanced

If you are explaining you are giving more than just a detail or fact, you MUST justify, develop and give a reason for it. 

It must be:

• Lively                                                Use a wide range of Vocab!
• Balanced
• Truthful

Make sure:

• Points are supported
• Prehaps use an ancedote
• Involve the reader