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Exploring Different Writing Styles and Techniques

This writing paper helps students identify different writing styles and assess their own strengths and weaknesses. It provides examples of common mistakes and areas of expertise, along with practice questions to apply the different styles.

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Exploring Different Writing Styles and Techniques

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  1. Starter Inform, Explain, Describe Imagine, Explore, Entertain Can you remember the 12 different writing styles? Analyse, Review, Comment Persuade, Argue, Advise

  2. The Writing Paper L.O. To identify PAF. To assess our own strengths and weaknesses. To revise the different writing styles.

  3. What are you being marked on?

  4. What are you being marked on? • Spelling • Punctuation • Right level of formality? • Aware of audience? • Correct format? • Aware of purpose?  Right techniques used?

  5. What are your common mistakes? In your book, write down two mistakes you commonly make in your writing. Suggestions: • I forget capital letters. • I use commas incorrectly. • I find spelling difficult. • I don’t use any complex punctuation. • My sentences are too long

  6. Areas of expertise! Now write down one or two things you are good at in your writing! Suggestions: • My vocabulary is impressive. • I know how to use SO VAST to make my writing interesting. • I am good at spelling. • I know how to use semicolons.

  7. Match up the writing style with its correct techniques! Inform Anecdotes, honest but tactful Advise SO VAST Persuade Facts and opinions, rhetorical questions, counter argument Argue Address the reader as you, link paragraphs with connectives Imagine, explore, entertain Facts and opinions, rhetorical questions

  8. SO VAST

  9. L.O.: To identify PAF. In the following SATS questions, identify the PAF. Ext: write down 1 or 2 techniques you could use when answering the question.

  10. Write an article for the school newspaper informing readers how students feel in the time leading up to examinations.

  11. Write a letter to your local newspaper arguing that the positive things teenagers do should be reported.

  12. Write the text for a leaflet in which you inform 14-16 year olds of places they could visit near you.

  13. Write a blog for your school website in which you comment on the events that have taken place in your school over the past year.

  14. Write a speech to a group of foreign students describing your school life.

  15. Write a short story for a children’s website imagining you have been shipwrecked.

  16. Write the text for a speech to the school council in which you review the school’s approach to homework.

  17. Write an article for the school newspaper in which you explain what your town is like for people of your age.

  18. Write an email to a web forum analysing the problem of underage drinking.

  19. Write a letter persuading your parents to let you have more pocket money.

  20. Plan your answer! Plan how you would answer one of the questions. Use the following format: Formal or informal? Opening para: Para 2: Para 3: Closing para: Key words:

  21. Write an article for the school newspaper informing readers how students feel in the time leading up to examinations.
 • Write a letter to your local newspaper arguing that the positive things teenagers do should be reported.
 • Write the text for a leaflet in which you inform 14-16 year olds of places they could visit near you.
 
Write a blog for your school website in which you comment on the events that have taken place in your school over the past year.
 • Write a speech to a group of foreign students describing your school life. • Write a short story for a children’s website imagining you have been shipwrecked. • Write the text for a speech to the school council in which you review the school’s approach to homework. • Write an article for the school newspaper in which you explain what your • town is like for people of your age.
 • Write an email to a web forum analysing the problem of underage drinking. • Write a letter persuading your parents to let you have more pocket money. Formal or informal? Key words: Opening para: Para 2: Para 3: Closing para:

  22. Write Away! Now that you have planned your answer, have a go at writing it! Think about what techniques you should use for that particular writing style. 20 mins

  23. Self Assessment Read your workback. Complete the following checklist: • Full stops and capitals? • Correct use of commas? • Awareness of audience? • Is the format obvious? Give yourself 2 stars and a wish.

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