WRITING STRATEGIES

WRITING WRITING STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES

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TYPES OF COMPOSITION

• LETTERS

• ARTICLES

• REPORTS

LETTERS

• FRIENDLY LETTERS: to people we knowin informal style

• FORMAL LETTERSto officials/managers etcin formal style

ARTICLES

• DESCRIPTIVE COMPOSITIONSabout people, places, objects

• NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIONS OR STORIESabout real or imaginary events which happened in the past

• DISCURSIVE ESSAYS

OPINION FOR-AND-AGAINST ESSAYS ESSAYS

REPORTS

similar to articles

BUT

with a more formal and factual style

each kind has its own special features

REPORTS

• NEWS REPORTS about recent events (accidents, earthquakes etc) such asthose found in newspapers

• ASSESSMENT REPORTSdiscussing about the suitability of a person, a place, a plan etc

• REVIEWSDiscussing a film, a book etc and giving youropinion/recommendation

PLANNING YOUR COMPOSITION

• list the specific topics mentioned in the instructions

• “brainstorm” for ideas related to the generalsubject

• Group them into main topics

• Choose suitable topics for the introducion and the conclusion

Composition layoutMost compositions have 3 basic parts

• INTRODUCTION: short paragraph to give a generalidea

• MAIN BOBY: two or more paragraphs where youdevelop points

• CONCLUSION: short final paragraph to summarise the main idea, restate your opinion or discuss the results…

Linking Words/Phrases

• TIME (when, before, until……)

• SEQUENCE (firstly, first of all, afterwards….)

• ADDITION (and, also, moreover….)

• CAUSE/EFFECT (because, as, so…..)

• EXAMPLES (such as, for example, for instance…..)

• CONTRAST (although, but, however…..)

• CONCLUSION (finally, in conclusion, to sum up……)