WNIT | Port A Guidelines for Writing ‘TYPES OF COMPOSITION / When you write a composition you need to understand the type of writing required. Your piece of writing can be in the form of a letter, an article for a magazine/ newspaper ora report. LETTERS/EMAILS are written to a person (e.g. your pen frend, a newspaper editor, ‘t) or@ group of people (ea. the students’ society, the local fotbal cub, ot) for a specific reason (e.g to give acvce, to make a complaint et). They include: © Informal etters/emeis to people you krow wel written in a personal chat sya © Formal letters/emails to managersloicials et, wien in a pole formal syle © Semi-formalletters/emails to people you do not know wel or people you know but you want to sound polite and respeciful e.g. a teacher of yours, your pen friend's, parens, et, writen ina polite and respect tye. ARTICLES are found in magazines and newspapers. The following can be found in the form ofan rick © Descriptions of people, places, buildings, objects, festivals, ceremonies etc * Narratives cbos lor imaginary evens which happenedin the past They canbe DAs the test band wtten in the first person (first-person narratives) when the witris the main ther tna song, 1 fot sea character ofthe story or inthe thitd person (third-person narratives) wien the writer that the feta was sheng is describing events which happened io anather person or group of people. toon. lth fun mesons * News reports about currentirecent events (e.g fires, accidents, etc) written in fun moments impersonal style, News reports present facts objectively and unemationally. my eins assed rough © Reviews discussing a flm, TV programme, book, restaurant, eto and recommending Doamind in a split second, itor not tothe reader. ancing to the beat of the * Discursive essays about arguments concerning particular subjects. They include: MUSIC, |TOoked at my friend and sald, “I can't wait unti © “For and Against” essays which present the pros and cons on a specific topic Next year's Jazz Festival i estivall” © Opinion Essays wich present the writer's personal opinion on a spect topic © Providing Solutions to Problems which discuss a problem and its causes, making suggestions and mentioning the expected results and consequences © Letters to the Editor which present the writer's personal opinion on a specific topic or the writer's suggestions on a specific problem. Dear Aunt Carol REPORTS are formal pieces of writing and have a specific format and features, They a ane sorry a see © Assessment reports docussing te suabiy oa peso, place, plan attore “Png to your ena Particular purpose, job, etc. extrenely busy. * Proposals reports discussing suggestions or decisions about future actions, us| i 19 S499 Guess what! 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It is only 29 kilometres oif the north coast of Venezuela. With its white sandy beaches and clear blue waters, ‘Aruba is the perfect place for a relaxing holiday. twas a bright, sunny morning when jill Wison waved goodbye to her mother. “ave a nice day at school — and be careful!” called Mrs Wilson. The birds were singing as jl stopped on the old wooden bridge to look down atthe ducks on the water below. 2 Read the extracts (A-G) and decide which type of writing (1-7) they are from, T]_] proposal report 3]_] assessment report [2[_] for and against essay 6]_] news report 31_] review TL] opinion essay 4] essay providing solutions to problems Four people were kiled and eleven were seriously injured when two planes colided on the runway at Leland Airport early this morning | © Ai in alt | boieve thot newspapers play on important role in | ‘our lives. They keep us informed about world news os well as | providing interesting reading material. | To vegin with, one of ‘the main advantages of studying abroad le that you have the chance to leam another language. Moreover, you experience a afferent cited way of fife, ©, Ms M Timms, Personnel Manager From: MrT Brown, Senior Assistant | ‘Subject, Assessment of Robert Durkan Date: 15th February, 20 Introduction . ‘The purpose ofthis report isto assess the suitabilty of Robert Dunkan forthe postion | of Sales Manager for our shop in Brunk. ® Fry, att Socks of fas shoutd be rovied with large rubbish bins, in| addition to ths, residents should be allowed t throw out thir rubbish | only at night. This would result in reducing the amount of rubbish in the streets during the day ‘The cast is excellent and Michael J, Fox is perfect as the voice of Stuart Lite. With the use of computer animation, ‘Stuart looks more lke a real mouse than @ cartoon mouse, convincing viewers that he Is @ minature actor. “ ‘The combination of ‘computer animation and {ve aation is super. | believe that the course of action proposed above will attract more customers to the White Dove Restaurant. Not ony wil the Italian seafood and vegetarian dishes draw more people to the restaurant, but the live music will also greatly improve the restaurant's atmosphere. 2 ‘an ‘v9Qs “34 Be 9% “9) BLO? (9S ‘Fh ‘“3¢ VT O-Y @