WRITING SKILLS

INTRODUCTION :-
MEANING :-

 Writing is a form of communication that allows students to put their feelings

and ideas on paper to organize their knowledge and beliefs into convincing
arguments ,and to convey meaning through well constructed text.In its most
advanced form , written expression can be as vivid as a work of art.
DEFFINITION :-

 “ Writing skills are specific abilities which help writers put their thoughts
into words in a meaningful form and to mentally interact with the message . ”
PARAGRAPH WRITING

 MEANING
A paragraph is a small part of a text ,consisting of at least one sentence and
beginning on a new line . It usually deals with a single event, description ,ideas ,
etc.
Essential elements of a Good paragraph:-
1.Unity
2.Order
3.Coherence
4.Completeness
Beginning and Ending paragraph :-

 A.OPENING PARAGRAPH

1.Main ideas or good news

2.Buffer first
3.Attention getting statements first
4.Considerate courteous ,consise ,and clear
5.Check for completence
 B.CLOSING PARAGRAPH

1.Make action request clear and complete with 5W’s

2.End on positive ,courteous thought
3.Keep last paragraph consive and correct
SUMMARISATION
 MEANING:-

A summary is a condensed version of communial material such as

a talk a discussion a report , a report, a series of letter etc. A summary as the
word suggested is nothing but a totalling up or summerising up of the main point
of information of the original communication.
Guidelines for summarising

1. Exercising of Summarizing
2. Summary close to the theme
3. Continues prose Summarizing
4. Prepare a summary of the correspondence
5. One should not ordinarily after the sequence
6. Summary writer must retain
7. Summarising implies reduction
8. Direct speech
Steps in summary writing

1.Read the entire passage

2.Identify the main idea
3.Draft the topic sentence
4.Skip the examples used in the passage to illustrative various points
5.Retain the actual points
6.Check for solived evidence
7.Combine the topic sentence
8.Edit the passage to produce the final draft.
REPORT WRITING

 MEANING :-
“ A report is a document in which a given problem is examined for
the purpose of conveying information reporting findings ,putting forward ideas
,and sometimes making recommendation.”
 Types of Reports

Statutory Reports Non-Statutory reports

 Statutory Report  Progress Report
 Annual Report  Committee Report
 Auditor’s reports  Research Report
Forms of Reports :-

A. Letter form
B. Tabular form of report
C. Standard format
 1.Title
 2.Introduction
 3.Methodology
 4.Findings
 5.Recommendation
 6.Signature and Date
Procedure of writing reports

 1.Defining the problem

 2.Determine sources of information
 3.Collection of data
 4.Processing of data
 5.Analyses of data
 6.Conclusions & Recommendations
 7.Preparation of report
 8.Presentation of report
RTI
RTI ONLINE PORTAL

 This facility is available for many government department

such portals have two interface – citizens interface is integrated with & public
authority interface .The citizens interface is integrated with payment
gateway for online payment of RTI fee & additional fee , if any , by the
citizens.
Guidelines for use of RTI online portal
CONSUMER GRIEVANCE LETTER

 A consumer complaint letter is written usually to an external

agency like a consumer complaint forum ( District forum / State
commission /National commission ,which redresses grievances of the public .)
FORMAT
CONCLUSION