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MUMMY!!!

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Keep calm.Breathe steadily.

Focus on the task.

PLAN

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PLANNING TIME ISNEVER

WASTED TIME

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Plan carefully:Who is the audience for your

piece?What is the purpose of the

piece?What format does the question

require you to use?

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AudienceCheck if the questions give you a specific person to

address

You need to:1. grab their attention2. gain their trust3. convince them that you are right

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Purpose

Make sure you have understood what the question is asking you to do.

Do what the question asks you to do.

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FormatIf you are asked to write a letter, make sure

your answer looks and sounds like a letter.If you are asked to write a magazine article,

make sure your answer looks and sounds like a magazine article.

If you are asked to write an advertisement, make sure your answer looks and sounds like an advertisement.

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The questions will give you a purpose such as the following:

ARGUE; INFORM;INSTRUCT; EXPLAIN;PERSUADE; ENTERTAIN;ADVISE; COMMENT; REVIEW

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Sometimes two areas can be combined in one question, e.g.,

Your local community wants to ban plastic bags in local shops. Write a letter to local shop owners where you ARGUE for the ban and ADVISE them on the best ways to make it work.

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The key ability to answering any question in Section B seems to be the ability to

PERSUADEyour reader to believe you

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Persuasion can take many forms:

PERSUASION

advertisement cataloguePamphlet from

pressure group orpolitical party

Magazine article

Poster or flier

Book “blurb”A letter to …

Travel brochure

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Organisation is key to an effective piece of persuasive writing.

Introduction: What? Who? Where? When?

Point One

Point Two

Point Three

Conclusion or summing up

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Persuasive writing language features

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Logical connectives:because

consequentlyas a result

neverthelesshowever

if . . .then

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Connectives showing the move from one point to another

first of allsecondly

nextthen

finally

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Each point in your answer needs to be elaborated or developed.

Would it help to

Point

Give your reasons for thinking that?

Give examples to support your point and help the audience to understand?

Add further detail to make the point clear?

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Persuasive writing devicesEmotive language eg “strong adjectives”Deliberate ambiguity, eg probably, perhaps,

maybe“dare you to disagree” eg Clearly, Surely,

Obviously, Everyone knows that . . .Rhetorical questionsTurning opinion into truth eg “The fact is. . .”

“The truth of the matter is . . .”

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Be clear about your point of view on the given subject.

Plan your argument carefully and use any information that you know

Avoid talking about subjects that are not relevant to the discussion – plan carefully.

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Advice could include

Helpful hintsSuggestionsGuidanceReferences to writer’s experienceWarnings about things to avoidWho to contact to find out more

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Can you tell people what to do when you are advising them?

How might you phrase such direct advice?

Would you ever include commands?

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Phrases to considerIt would be a good idea to . . .Why don’t you . . . ?Have you considered . . . ?Would you like to . . . ?I suggest that . . . might be a good

way to . . .

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Your AddressYour AddressYour Address

Their NameTheir AddressTheir AddressTheir Address

Today’s DateDear Name (or Dear Sir),

New Paragraph to begin the body of the letter.Paragraphs

Yours sincerely (if name known)Yours faithfully (if name NOT known)

Signature

Your printed name