General Guide for All Writing Styles

Key Stage 3: Writing styles

Purpose of this type of writing:

You must:

You could:

Example

Persuade

Argue

Formal Report

Dialogue

Transcript

To convince

To show both sides To persuade

To give an unbiased account To inform

To express 2 or more views on a single issue

Formalised discussion

Headings Subheadings Objective & Impersonal Statistics & facts Both sides equally discussed Logical sequence

Simple and complex sentences Emotive language  No introduction introduction Conflict & resolution Script 1st person Fact and opinion Present tense Chronological structure

Simple and complex sentences One paragraph per   person  No introduction introduction  No conclusion conclusion Organised dialogues Anecdotes Expert evidence Text should be verbatim account

Expert opinions Graphs/charts Anecdotes Descriptive,, detail Descriptive language – factual not  poetic- focus focus on verbs not adjectives Concise style Concision

Question and answer   possible Incorporates responses which are shaped by a  previous response, response, interaction

Depending on context, can be persuasive

Serious magazines –  e.g. Nat Geog

Television radio

Radio Reports, court witness interviews, evidence accounts, text of speech

Rhetorical question Emotive words Imperatives Statistics & facts for  every point One sided Present tense Forceful opening sentence Crescendo ending

Emotive words Rhetorical questions Clear and logically sequenced points Biased conclusion Both sides or one sided Statistics & facts for  every point Crescendo ending Present tense

Anecdotes Expert opinions Rule of 3 Simple & complex sentences Hyperbole 1st, 2nd & 3rd person

Expert opinions Hyperbole Rule of 3 2nd, 3rd & 1st person Anecdotes Expert opinions

Speech  Newspaper   Newspape r  Letter 

 Newspaper   Newspaper  Magazine Speech

Purpose of this type of writing:

You must:

Letter

Diary

To inform To persuade To offer an opinion/suggestion

To record personal opinions, feelings & thoughts

Style depends on target audience Expressive language Possibly persuasive techniques Formal language Facts and opinions Logical sequence

Emotive, descriptive Chronological sequence First person Past tense  No introduction

You could:

This is so pink.

Write like crazy

Example

Magazines newspaper 

Diary Books

Information booklet

To inform To deliver facts To persuade

Facts & statistics Expert quotes Persuasive Headings Subheadings Maps/graphs Illustrations Impersonal, direct, third person

Layout design Bullet point lists an option

Tourist brochures Campaign leaflets

Newspaper report

Summary

To inform To deliver facts & opinions

To reduce a text or idea to its main points or specific areas of interest

Sensationalised Can be biased Interviews Sub headings 3rd person Attention grabbing headlines Simple & complex sentences Summary for 1st  paragraph

Use facts only  No personal opinions  No quotation  No introduction  No conclusion Simple & complex sentences Paragraphing  No bullets or lists  No description Simple adjectives and adverbs

Vocabulary according to target audience(tabloid/br  oadsheet)  No explanation Use of puns Tense depends on original texts Can be sensationalised or   biased

 Newspapers!

IGCSE Exam, film reviews, orally, IN newspaper reports (first paragraph only)