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Here are some guidelines for writing a review.

Be Opinionated First and foremost, be bold and strong. If you hate a character in a film describe in detail exactly why ("the acting was  too subtle they had no real identity") do not say "He was rubbish”. However if you enjoyed the beginning scene say so. Remember that you aren't writing your review to make friends; your mission is to fairly inform the public of your experiences, positive or negative.

Add Facts Most reviews mix facts with the basic opinions. Information could include the running time of a movie or the name of an author of a book. Without some facts  your review will be too short of substance and leave the reader without the opportunity to find out for themselves whether they agree with you.

Be Detailed If you don't like a novel, explain why. Don't just say, "This book was dull." Instead, describe what made boring. Was it too long? Was the writing unexciting? Was it hard to read? Was the plot confusing? You want your audience to understand why you had the reaction you did.

Add Some Humour Sometimes, you can spice up a review with a little humour. If something occurs to you  that is funny use it, but do not waste time trying to think up something amusing.

Develop a Rating System of Your Own One of the best parts of writing a review is giving a rating. Some people use stars, others use the "thumbs up/thumbs down" method. If you are able to, develop your own rating system. Be clever; most readers appreciate a little fun. For instance, if you're reviewing your local pet shop you could use bones or if you are reviewing a cricket match you could use cricket balls or bats.

Give Suggestions Finally, it's appropriate to make some suggestions. If you're reviewing the latest book by J. K. Rowling but were unmoved, you might want to suggest that readers go to their local library to borrow the book rather than buying it.

Finally In the end, your audience is looking for you to give them some direction, so don't hold back. Be fair, be honest, and you'll wind up with a great review!

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Writing a Report

Order:

Write your report in a sensible time order from beginning to end. This makes it much easier to follow for the reader.

Language:

This is a formal piece of writing so remember to use good grammar and appropriate vocabulary.

Tone:

Be neutral and factual: don’t use judgemental language such as insults. Do NOT use FEARRR

Write in 3rd person.

Setting out your report

Title

Make this short and informative

Introduction

Explain why the report is being written what it is setting out to do and what it covers

Findings

The main body of the text, which should be arranged using sub headings and paragraphs

Conclusion

A summary of the key points

Recommendations

Suggestions for what should happen as a result of the report

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Functional Skills English: Contributing to an Internet Discussion

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Writing a Blog

A well-structured blog posting will catch the readers' attention, and make them want to read what you have to say. You can help do this if you follow these tips:

Put your name and date at the top of your blog on the left hand side

·        Give the blog posting a title that will catch the reader’s eye. This is the first thing they see and will help them decide if it is of interest to them.

·        Put the main point in the first paragraph. This is the first thing readers see and it will make them want to read on.

·        Put the details in the following paragraphs of your posting.

·        Finally, in the last part of the posting add the background information and your name if you wish to.

Writing style

·        Try to write in a friendly and informal style. Use first person ‘I’ and try to include reference to what you are writing about.

·         Think about your readers and what they can learn from your experience.

·        Try to describe rather than tell e.g. instead of saying you thought a book was great, try to explain why you enjoyed it and what you learned from it.

·        Try to question your reader and ask for their response to what you have written.

·        Always be polite, respectful of other cultures and opinions, and informative.

·        Remember lots of FEARRR rhetorical questions, facts repetition, rule of three etc

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Functional Skills How to write a Blog Level 2#englishlearning #adulteducation

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Speech writing

The key to presenting the perfect speech is preparation and practice. World leaders don't just stand up and make up a speech on the spot - they carefully prepare beforehand. They even employ people to write their speeches, although remember, this is not an option at school!

An effective speech needs to:

•       Use the English language skilfully - as you have time to prepare your speech in advance, you can show off your English language skills and vocabulary.

•       Be memorable - former prime minister Tony Blair was famous for making a speech that included the phrase "Education, education, education". This use of repetition made the speech memorable and helped his audience identify his key point.

•       Make people think - you may have heard of Martin Luther King who repeated the phrase "I have a dream" when he campaigned for equal rights for black Americans. This was a speech designed to inspire and connect with his audience.

A good speech might contain the following:

•       Rhetorical questions A question which does not       require an answer. This type of question is so obvious it does not need an answer and it can help to reinforce a point

•       Repetition Repetition of words creates emphasis. Eg: We must all try to write with purpose, write with feeling and write using techniques to persuade. Using the word ‘write’ 3 times gives it more emphasis

•       Rule of three The rule of three is a technique by which three related words or points are presented in quick succession for literary effect, e.g. friends, romans, countrymen.

•       Emotive language This is used to make us feel something. It could be: Pity, Sympathy “That poor boy” Anger or Hope.

•       Direct address This is writing that directly addresses the audience., either personally or as a member of a shared group. It involves words like, us, we, you, our.

•       Evidence (statistics, quotations, examples) 96% of people agree with us. Mr jones from the Labour Party stated “We can make this happen if we all rally together.”

Language Features

Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphors, Idioms,Simile

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Writing an Article

Features to use in your article

* the headline (is it challenging, questioning, making a statement, etc)

* use of anecdotes (e.g. to shock)

* appealing to audience

* use of statistics (to sound reliable)

* use of ‘us’ and ‘we’ to identify

* use of ‘you’ to involve reader

* use of interviews with real people

* use of questions to make direct appeal or to secure attention

* the clarity of the layout

Introduction

explaining why & what you’re writing.

Main Body

3 Paragraphs or more that link using (In addition, the main reason, furthermore)

Conclusion

You should summarise all of your main points here to conclude your article

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Writing a letter of complaint

Appropriate letter format

Dear Mr/Mrs…

Why I am writing

I am writing to complain

Reasons for my complaint

Broken TV, cut my hand on the glass,

Evidence

It does not turn on, and there was broken glass in the box when I    opened it..

Persuasive techniques

I am disgusted, Can you imagine how painful it was cutting my    hand?

What I want to happen now

I demand an immediate refund

Sum up my feelings

I hope you appreciate how horrified I am

Appropriate ending

Yours Sincerely,

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An article

Headings and subheadings lots of rhetorical questions, lots of repetition and persuasive language use bullet points in there too and end it with a rhetorical question

A persuasive email or letter

Remember again lots of questions lots from FEARRR paragraphs lots of connectives furthermore, however, In addition to this

A speech

Remember a heading and always start with Good morning/afternoon ladies and gentlemen, Again lots of questions lots of repeated words lots from FEARRR

A report

A heading A Report on......

Sub heading Introduction

This report will look at......

Last subheading is Recommendations

It is recommended that

Use bullet points or a numbered list

A Blog

Name at the top with the date

It is like a new age diary so ask questions, keep it informal and put hyperlinks in there

A Narrative

A narrative is a story from start to finish so lots of adjectives, describing words. It must use sequencing words so first, next , meanwhile. eventually, suddenly. afterwards, eventually etc

A Review

Web Forum

Remember in the reading paper if it asks for features/layout features look for images, bold text, numbered list, bullet points boxed text paragraphs

Language features rhetorical questions

RHETORICAL QUESTION

Question which does not expect or require an answer.

Emphasises the writer’s point.

RULE OF THREE

Three words or clauses used to make a point.

Emphasises the writer’s point.

Faster, cheaper, longer.

If you love good music, great food and cool fashion, you’ll love the Saatchi show.

ALLITERATION

A slogan or phrase where words start with similar letters or sounds.

Makes the information catchy or easy to remember.

Bob’s burgers.

Cool, clear, crisp.

Facts usually have numbers; opinions are usually one sided

If it asks you to compare 2 documents, you say In document 1 it has....... similarly, or whereas in document 2 it has...... and in both documents, it has and put the quotes in from the text

Give two different ways the writer has emphasised certain words or phrases The answer could be capital letters to stand out or bold text to stand out

Main purpose of the text/ document

To enquire

To inspire

To entertain

To narrate

To amuse

To persuade

The way language is used to convey views example of language that you could use

Imperative verb

Rhetorical question

Slogan

Directly addressing the reader

Capital letters for emphasis

Biased phrase

Inclusive language

Emotive language

Facts /statistics

Rhyme

Effects on the reader

to shock the reader

 to engage the reader

 to make the reader take the issue seriously

 to highlight frustration/anger at the issue

 to urge/encourage

To get their interest

Main purpose of the text/ document

To enquire

To inspire

To entertain

To narrate

To amuse

To persuade

What tone is used?

Informal.

Formal

Neutral.

Biased.

Conversational.

To imply meaning

Imply acts as a verb that means to suggest or hint something without stating it directly.

The way language is used to convey views example of language that you could use

Hyperbole  “The best bakery in London”

Rhetorical question “What time do you call this?”

Slogan  “ A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play

Directly addressing the reader “You will love our new range of smartphones”

Capital letters for emphasis

Biased phrase   “You will love our new smartphone!”

Facts /statistics   90% of people eat in this café.

Alliteration   Cool, clear, crisp.

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Functional Skills English: Writing Persuasively

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Punctuation includes capitals, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, quotation marks and full stops. They are all important factors in ensuring your writing is as clear and understandable as possible.

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Speaker 1: Commas are punctuation marks that are vital for helping us to be understood correctly.

Speaker 2: (TO OTHER PEOPLE) Can you believe I wrote that on my dating profile?

Speaker 1: Hobbies and interests. 'I like running, swimming, cooking cats and going to clubs.'

I see what you've done there.

(TO AUDIENCE) One missing comma between 'cooking' and 'cats' has completely changed the meaning of what Beth was trying to say.

Speaker 3: (TO OTHER PEOPLE) Look you've got loads of responses.

'Lovely profile but I wouldn't let you anywhere near my pets.'

Speaker 1: (TO AUDIENCE) We use commas when we're trying to list things.

So here Beth has listed her favourite types of music.

'Rock, indie, techno, rap and hip hop.'

They all need a comma between them.

Commas can also be used to help separate different parts, or clauses, of a sentence.

'Although I like travelling, I also really enjoy spending time at home.'

Here the comma separates the two parts of the sentence and, without it, things can get a little confusing.

(SPEAKER 1 ADDS COMMA TO CHALK BOARD WHICH SAYS: Please take care customers, slippery when wet.)

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Getting to grips with commas, apostrophes and punctuation marks in writing.