transactional writing

Question 1

Introduction paragraph for speech

Answer 1

1. Get the audiences attention
2. Greet audience, introduce yourself and your topic
3. say why the topic is important to you
4. address the disagrees
5. wow sentence

Question 2

Body paragraph for speech

Answer 2

1. start with a short sentence
2. use facts to support ops
3. use word images
4. start w ‘I’ and ‘You’ and end with ‘we’ and ‘us’
5. dramatic pause
6. rhetorical questions

Question 3

Conclusion paragraph for speech

Answer 3

1. state your overall viewpoint
2. summarise everything you have written about
3. end with a famous quote by a famous person

Question 4

Famous quotes

Answer 4

‘The future depends on what we do in the present’ - Gandhi

‘Learning never exhausts the mind’ - da Vinci

‘The secret of getting ahead is getting started.’ - Mark Twain

Question 5

Newspaper article tips

Answer 5

• title is a pun and grabs readers attention
• answers all question words
• has subheadings
• needs facts
• eye witness or expert statements
• date
• newspaper name
• says current situation, then background info then current story and future predictions

Question 6

Tips for travelogue

Answer 6

• lots of imagery
• describe movement
• each para is a different aspect of the area
• magical title
• describe what you see hear feel touch taste
• associate famous person
• conclude overall viewpoint

Question 7

writing a story

Answer 7

• believable character w motifs
• describe appearance age personality
• interesting setting
• academic theme
• protagonist overcomes difficulties
• unexpected twist at the end

Question 8

writing a letter

Answer 8

• start w date and fictional address
• address reader and put a comma
• ‘Hello and I hope that you are well’
• state why you’re writing
• show understanding
• further explanations
• be personal
• ‘hope to ear from you soon’
• write signature
• put full name
• print role ( eg CEO, a concerned citizen)
• friend or parent add a P.S

Question 9

writing informative documents

Answer 9

• clear title
• introduce reasons for doing the task
• provide subheadings
• make sure steps progress
• use short sentences at the start of paras
  clear instructions
• end of instructions say why it should be done
• conclude with description of the worthiness of completing the task