Conventions of Different Writing Forms

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Conventions of Speeches

Make sure your own view point comes through.

Speak directly to the audience.

Use informal language for a personal connection.

Use powerful imagery and emotive language.

Finish strongly

Create an appropriate and convincing voice and style for your audience and topic.

Conventions of Dialogue

Dialogues have their own patterns, layout and style.

Use the conventions of dialogue correctly and develop ideas to their full potential.

Your dialogue is convincing, with overlapping speech and other realistic elements.

Your speakers' voices have distinct characters and maintain the readers interest.

Conventions of Diary Entries

Give a sense of the writers personality.

Focus on key movements or incidents in their world.

Provide a sense of time or sequence.

Use tenses fluently to move between past, present and future.

Conventions of Reports

Content - What is the purpose of this report?

Structure - Does it have a strong beginning or end?

Style - Who is the report for?

The report sounds convincing and real with an excellent sense of audience.

Conventions of News Reports/Feature Articles

Content and Structure - who, what, where and when?

Style - Chronological order, 'I'.

Use a wide range of factual and personal language. Show that you have inferred meaning from the material supplied.

Conventions of Letters

Think about the audience

Focus on purpose

Match your style to both.

Use conventions well and adapt the level of formality appropriately to audience and purpose.

Develop and link ideas fluently. Your sense of voice is convincing and sustained.