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Writing Format and Conventions Flashcards
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1ARTICLES - FORMAT Headline Strapline Byline Topic Paragraph Subheadings ParagraphsARTICLES - CONVENTIONS
Formal 3rd Person
Facts Opinions Statistics
Descriptive Reported speech
Eyewitness/personal accounts - 2JOURNALS/DIARY ENTRIES - FORMAT Date 'Dear Diary...' opening ParagraphsJOURNALS/DIARY ENTRIES - CONVENTIONS
Informal 1st Person
Emotive Language Sensory Language
AFOREST devices Imagery
Facts Opinions Anecdotes
Reported Speech - 3BLOGS - FORMAT Header Blog Post Title Date/Time/Name Comments Section Categories Links Archives About me Section Visitor CountBLOGS - CONVENTIONS
Informal 1st Person
Conversational Tone Direct Address
Focused Topic Opinion Anecdote - 4AUTOBIOGRAPHIES - FORMAT Chapters Chronological sequencing (time order) Topic Paragraph ParagraphsAUTOBIOGRAPHIES - CONVENTIONS
1st Person Formal or informal
Past Tense Conversational tone
Emotive Language Sensory Language
Literary devices Facts/Opinions
Anecdotes Reported Speech - 5OBITUARIES - FORMAT Title Strapline Image Byline Topic Paragraph Subheadings Paragraphs Summary ParagraphOBITUARIES - CONVENTIONS
3rd Person Formal Language
Past Tense Facts Anecdotes
Reported Speech Figurative Language - 6TRAVEL WRITING - FORMAT Depends on the text type specified in the question. May be article or chapter of a book - see appropriate format cardTRAVEL WRITING - CONVENTIONS
1st Person Informal Language Past Tense
Continuous Narrative Thread Imagery
Conversational Tone Anecdotes
Facts Opinions Observations Quotes
Sensory and Emotive Language - 7FORMAL LETTERS - FORMAT Strict Layout - addresses, date, salutation/closing Topic Paragraph Body Paragraphs Summary Paragraph Signature and name printed underneathFORMAL LETTERS - CONVENTIONS
Formal Language and Tone
Appropriate salutation - Dear Sir/Madam or the person's name
Appropriate closing - Yours faithfully or sincerely Range of literary devices - 8EMAILS - FORMAT 'To:' line with email address 'From:' line with email address 'Subject:' line with title of email ParagraphsEMAILS - CONVENTIONS
Formal language and tone unless question specifies audience as a friend.
Appropriate salutation - Dear Sir/Madam or the person's name
Appropriate closing - Yours faithfully or sincerely Range of literary devices - 9REVIEWS - FORMAT Title Strapline Byline Star Rating Image Topic Paragraph Paragraphs ConclusionREVIEWS - CONVENTIONS
1st Person Past Tense
Range of literary devices to inform, persuade, describe
Sensory language Emotive Language Imagery Facts Opinions - 10SPEECHES - FORMAT Title Topic Paragraph Body Paragraphs ConclusionSPEECHES - CONVENTIONS
1st Person Present Tense Formal
Personal Pronouns Rhetorical Questions
Direct Address Anecdote Imagery
Emotive Language Sensory Language - 11INFORMATION GUIDES/REFERENCE BOOK EXTRACT - FORMAT Heading Subheadings Topic Paragraph Paragraphs Lists Bullet Points Conclusion ImagesINFORMATION GUIDES/REFERENCE BOOK EXTRACT - CONVENTIONS
Formal (depending on SPAFC) 3rd Person
Facts (main focus) Opinions Evidence
Descriptive Language
Sensory Language where appropriate - 12TOP TIPS! Before you start planning work out the SPAFC Subject, Purpose, Audience, Format, Conventions (Features)TOP TIPS!
Be creative and imaginative! You should be realistic - but not real - you should be creating situations, occurrences, using characters if appropriate.
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- A set of quick reference flash cards for the format and conventions of different types of transactional writing texts.
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- Ruth Steyert
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