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Purposes of non-fiction writing

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  1. 1What is meant by form, audience and purpose in relation to writing tasksImage for question 1
    1. AType of text, , who it is written for, reason for writing
    2. BStyle, people, effect
    3. CStructure, tone, effect
  2. 2What is the purpose if the following piece of writing?

    We are a father and two sons living in a household without women. We are like an experiment in a satellite, free of normal earthly influences (like guilt, and bleach and sock drawers). We've lived for years now in a whole new all-male institution. Given its inadequacies as a child-rearing unit, I like it. It's so different from a household run by a woman. It's home alone except there are three of us. Here are a few characteristic gender moments.    Image for question 2
    1. AInform
    2. BExplain
    3. CAdvise
  3. 3Look at this plan for a piece of writing to argue. The candidate has been asked to write a letter to a local newspaper to express their views on the closure of a local school. Complete the plan by dragging and dropping the points that could be made as counter arguments.

    Plan:

    F = Letter so remember full addresses & postcodes, date in full. Start Dear . . . end Yours Faithfully.
    A = Local people, particularly parents and children.
    P = to argue that the school shouldn't be closed.

    Main argument:
    Lots of children attend the school
    The next nearest school would mean a drive = more traffic, pollution, dangerous roads
    Results have been getting better.

    Counter argument.
    [blank_start]Local population is aging[blank_end]
    [blank_start]County council will run a bus[blank_end]
    [blank_start]Results better at other school[blank_end]
    Image for question 3
    1. ALocal population is aging
    2. BThey can easily make new friends
    3. CCounty council will run a bus
    4. DThe children could walk there
    5. EResults better at other school
    6. FResults were worse this year
  4. 4When writing to argue you must always include points from both sides of the argumentImage for question 4
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  5. 5Verb choice is important when writing to persuade, argue or advise. This text has been written to advise. Choose from the drop-down menus to label the verbs as either modal or imperative.Image for question 5
    1. Amodal
    2. Bimperative
    3. Cmodal
    4. Dimperative
    5. Emodal
    6. Fimperative
    7. Gmodal
    8. Himperative
    9. Imodal
    10. Jimperative
    11. Kmodal
    12. Limperative
    13. Mmodal
    14. Nimperative
  6. 6Which of these conventions can be found in all three writing purposes, argue, persuade, advise? Choose all that apply.Image for question 6
    1. AVariety of sentence structures
    2. BEmotive language
    3. CEmphatic language
    4. DRhetorical questions
    5. ESequential connectives
    6. FImperative and modal verbs
  7. 7Annotate this advert which has been written to persuade by choosing the correct convention from each drop-down menu.Image for question 7
    1. AEmphatic language
    2. BFact
    3. CInteresting adverb
    4. Dinteresting noun
    5. EPersonal pronoun
    6. FThird person
    7. G2 three-part lists
    8. H2 short sentences
    9. IIdentifies with target audience
    10. JFormal tone distances audience
    11. KRepetition
    12. LRhetorical question
    13. MMore emphatic language
    14. NMore emotive language
    15. O3 emotive adjectives
    16. P3 emotive verbs
    17. QRhetorical Q
    18. RDirect question
  8. 8When writing to inform or explain it is O.K to use bullet points.Image for question 8
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  9. 9Complete the sentences by dragging and dropping the correct causal connectives in the spaces.

    1) Water expands as it freezes, [blank_start]so[blank_end] ice takes more space than water.

    2) Sales are down [blank_start]because of[blank_end] high prices.

    3) As a [blank_start]result of[blank_end] overnight rain, the pitch is not fit to use and [blank_start]therefore[blank_end] the match has been cancelled.    Image for question 9
    1. Aso
    2. Band
    3. Cbut
    4. Dbecause of
    5. Edespite
    6. Fbut there are
    7. Gresult of
    8. Hresponse to
    9. Iprecaution against
    10. Jtherefore
    11. Know
    12. Lthus
  10. 10In any piece of writing, whatever the purpose, it is important to be able to use punctuation for effect. See if you can remember how to use the 7 most common punctuation marks by choosing from the drop-down menus to complete the explanations.

    1) A full stop (.) is used to [blank_start]indicate that you have finished a point[blank_end] and are about to make a new one.

    2) Commas (,) can indicate [blank_start]a pause[blank_end], [blank_start]separate clauses[blank_end], allow the use of more than one [blank_start]adjective or adverb[blank_end], [blank_start]separate items on a list[blank_end]
    3) Exclamations marks (!) should be used sparingly at the [blank_start]end of sentences[blank_end] to convey [blank_start]emotions such as surprise, anger, fear[blank_end] etc. .

    4) Questions marks (?) are used to [blank_start]turn sentences into questions[blank_end] which can be [blank_start]direct or rhetorical[blank_end].

    5) A colon (:) is used to make a [blank_start]very definite pause[blank_end] and is most often used [blank_start]just before a list[blank_end].

    6) A semi colon (;) is used instead of a [blank_start]full stop[blank_end] so that two sentences which [blank_start]are linked by theme[blank_end] can be joined.

    7) The apostrophe (') has [blank_start]two[blank_end] main uses. It can be used to [blank_start]indicate possession[blank_end] or to show [blank_start]when a letter is missing.[blank_end]    Image for question 10
    1. Aindicate that you have finished a point
    2. Bindicate you need to take a breath
    3. Cindicate you are about to start a list
    4. Da pause
    5. Etime
    6. Fa stop
    7. Gseparate clauses
    8. Hjoin sentences
    9. Iend sentences
    10. Jadjective or adverb
    11. Knoun or verb
    12. Lword
    13. Mseparate items on a list
    14. Nseparate sentences
    15. Oseparate paragraphs
    16. Pend of sentences
    17. Qbeginning of sentences
    18. Rend of paragraphs
    19. Semotions such as surprise, anger, fear
    20. Temotions such as love, greed, and envy
    21. Uemotions clearly and concisely
    22. Vturn sentences into questions
    23. Wask rhetorical questions
    24. Xgrab the reader's attention
    25. Ydirect or rhetorical
    26. Zlong or short
    27. AAopen or closed
    28. ABvery definite pause
    29. ACslight pause
    30. ADdefinite stop
    31. AEjust before a list
    32. AFat the end of a sentence
    33. AGto separate clauses
    34. AHfull stop
    35. AIa comma
    36. AJa colon
    37. AKare linked by theme
    38. ALare not linked at all
    39. AMabout opposite ideas
    40. ANtwo
    41. AOthree
    42. APfour
    43. AQindicate possession
    44. ARindicate time
    45. ASindicate place
    46. ATwhen a letter is missing.
    47. AUwhen a word is missing
    48. AVwhen a sentence is missing

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A resource to help learners understand the conventions of different non-fiction writing purposes. Covers writing to argue, persuade, advise, inform, explain.
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