Directed Writing

Question 1

News report

Answer 1

Purpose: Informative
Structure: News event, background, account of event, quotations, predictions
Style: Short words, sentences and paragraphs. Dramtic vocab
Voice: Impersonal and objective

Question 2

Magazine article

Answer 2

Puropose: Discursive
Structure: Range of views in a topic
Style: Quotations and reported speech are included
Voice: Colloquial

Question 3

Letter

Answer 3

Purpose: Persuasive or argumentative
Structure: P1 - Why? Dear? I am writing to
P2 - Details/complaints
P3 - Details
P4 - Ask for the desired response

Style: Formal in terms of sentences
Voice: Impersonal and polite

Question 4

Journal entry

Answer 4

Purpose: Informative, to record a significant event
Structure: Chronological, describing the event as it unfolds
Style: Full sentences, paragraghed. Language is precise
Voice: As an objective witness but mixed with personal response

Question 5

Speech

Answer 5

Purpose: Argumentative
Structure: Introduce the issue
Make a point
Conclude with an urgent warning of what will hapen
Style: Full range of rhetorical devices, strong vocabulary
Voice: Passionate and authorative

Question 6

Interview

Answer 6

Purpose: Informative
Structure: Asks three questions and each is answered. Paragraphs not allowed
Style: Informal,using contradictions, range of vocabulary
Voice: Personality should be evident from their responses

Question 7

Formal report

Answer 7

Purpose: Record of something witnessed
Structure: Chronological account of what was observed
Style: Formal, detailed,factual. Passive voice
Voice: Dispassionate and official

Finish: yours sincerely if you know the person
Finish: yours faithfully if you don’t know the person

Question 8

Writing articles

Answer 8

1. Title - make use of rhetorical questions
2. Use direct address
3. Use complex sentence structure
4. Use complex punctuation