Original Writing Flashcards
What types of writing might you be asked to write?
fiction - a story or part of a story
writing to inform - e.g. travel article, advice
writing to persuade - convince the reader of your point of view
a play script
poetry
a speech - to persuade or inform
a news article
a letter
a memoir - an account of something that has happened to you
a review - of a book, play, film
descriptive writing
When should you use short sentences?
For impact.
When should you use compound or complex sentences?
To create a picture
To link ideas (use of conjunctions/connectives)
To describe or add detail
Which words should you avoid using at the beginning of a sentence?
The And A It This He She I But Because
Which connectives could you use if you wanted to add something to a sentence?
and, also, as well, moreover, too, furthermore, in addition
Which connectives could you use if you wanted to write about cause and effect?
because, so, therefore, thus, consequently, as a result of
Which connectives could you use if you wanted to express ideas in sequence?
next, then, first, second, third, finally, meanwhile, after
Which connectives could you use if you wanted to contrast something?
whereas, instead of, alternatively, otherwise, unlike, on the other hand, in contrast
Which connectives could you use if you wanted to qualify a statement?
however, although, unless, except apart from, despite, in spite of
Which connectives could you use if you wanted to be emphatic?
above all, in particular, especially, significantly, indeed, notably, most of all
Which connectives could you use if you wanted to introduce an example?
for example, such as, for instance
as revealed by, in the case of, as shown by
Which connectives could you use if you wanted to compare one thing to another?
equally, in the same way, similarly, likewise, as with, compared with
