Transactional Writing

Question 1

Broadsheet

Answer 1

• headline
• strapline (a quick summary to inform you)
• Name of person who wrote it
• Date and time (only for digital)
• Very formal;
  > statistics and quotes from suitable people
  > good lang
  > 3rd person (e.g. Mr books said…)
  > vary sentence type (reflects formality)
  > show both sides
  > neutral (the company claims…) (not ur pov)
  > short and long paragraphs

Question 2

Tabloid

Answer 2

• Headline > dramatise things
• Strapline
• less informal > use other events to dramatise things (it’s a crisis)
• refraining peoples words to argue your side, maybe tweets
• Make references to other things to further express chaos
• emotional lang
• be really bias
• sub titles
• milk the situation — maybe add the military

Question 3

Letters format

Answer 3

• address on top right hand corner
• address of person you write to should be written on the left, with the line underneath your address
• date written on the right on the line after the address
• sir, madam, mr, Mrs, Dr, etc…
• if you don’t know the name: end with Yours faithfully
• If you do know the name: end with Yours sincerely
• sign your name under your signature

Question 4

Formal letter

Answer 4

-polite tone, use formal lang
- information and make points
- ‘I write concerning the recent decision to’

Question 5

Informal letters

Answer 5

-to close friends or relatives
- conversational lang and can use contractions
- personal tone, if relevant and appropriate cam express emotion
- your marked on quality —> don’t use slang