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Formal and Informal Writing

Formal and Informal Writing. Considering Your Audience. “ Skilled writers know how to switch and adapt tone and delivery to meet the requirements of a particular style” (Strunk and White 2.12). Work Cited

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Formal and Informal Writing

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  1. Formal and Informal Writing Considering Your Audience

  2. “Skilled writers know how to switch and adapt tone and delivery to meet the requirements of a particular style” (Strunk and White 2.12). Work Cited Strunk, William, Jr. and E. B. White. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.

  3. Formal Essays

  4. So how do you know when to use formal or informal style? • Ask yourself these questions: • WHO IS MY AUDIENCE? • WHAT IS MY PURPOSE FOR WRITING? • The level of formality depends upon whom your audience is and your purpose of writing. • Who are some of the audiences you might write for?

  5. Activity: What kinds of assignments/writing would fall under the following formality levels? Persuasive essay Autobiographical essay Narrative essay Analytical essay Personal speech Poem Research essay Journal Entry Song Informative essay Note to a friend

  6. Let’s Practice: • You will be given a card with the following information: • Speaker/Writer • Type of Writing • Audience • Purpose • Based on the assignment you received, choose a level of formality and write it on the top of a piece of composition paper • Formal, Formal using first person, or Informal • Compose 2 paragraphs for the assignment you received. You have 7 minutes.

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