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Y10B - First Language English
Directed Writing
Journal entry
A Journal entry and a diary entry are very different . A diary entry is more a personal record written. But journal is written in a more serious and formal tone. Maybe a journal entry from a sea captain, making sure that everything is recorded into the journal.
Magazine Article
Used mainly for advertisement and news in colorful and eye-catching way and is more interesting than newspaper for some people. It has all the latest topics going around in the magazine as well as the hottest fashion trends
Blog Post
Use informal letters and is kinda like a journal but instead, you are announcing it online and almost everyone about your day, some news or any fun things or places
Speech
persuasive
argumentative
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News Report
Tell some backstories before getting straight to the point while making it interesting enough for the TV audiences by creating words right at the moment to describe news
Formal letter
Formal letters are written in more of a polite and respectful manner. Formal letters are structured with an introduction, 2 bodies consisting details of the situation and further development/explanation and lastly, a conclusion.
Starting off a salutations e.g " Dear Mr./Mrs." and ending off with signatures, e.g "Sincerely", etc.
Informal letter
The opposite of formal letters are informal letters. They can be written in a causal and simple way as if you're talking to a friend/family.
Tips to become a better writer
Develop a writing habit, read daily, always think of your audiences and use less buzz phrases along with much more better grammar and decent enough descriptions
Youtube news
Online news that you can search easily and more updated than paper ones
Composition
Essays
P.E.T.E.R paragraphs
Narrative
Step by step to do personal narrative writing
Openings
Eye-catching to grab the reader's attention (a hook) & set the scene and introduce the reader to the subject.
Endings
Repeat the Theme of the Opening Scene.
Description
https://youtu.be/iSSTv8-2358
Do's
Use lots of adjectives
Use figurative language. Alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, etc.
Don't's
Unfinished sentences and incomplete structures
Structure
features
Openings
set the scene and introduce the reader to the subject.
Endings
Conclude and summarize main points
Phrases
Reading
Summarizing
Reading for implicit information
Figurative language
Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect
Simile
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two opposite things using either "like" or "as".
Personification
If we are using personification, then we are giving non-human objects the qualities of a human.
Onomatopoeia
If we are using onomatopoeia then we are referring to sounds in the form of words.
Hyperbole
if we are using hyperbole then we are exaggerating and may be expressing an extreme opinion
Idiom
A phrase or a group of words written with different words that does not make much sense but if you really think about it, there is a meaning.
Oxymoron
It is combining 2 words with opposite meaning .
AFOREST
Anecdote
short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
Facts
Is it believable or not?
If believable
Use the information
If not
Evaluate so the reader can understand it. If that is not possible, ditch it
An information that is too important or interesting to learn to be considered simple
Opinions
Is it reasonable or is it extreme?
If reasonable
How to evaluate opinions?
We do it carefully step by step and forming the right words or by research as well professionally
if reasonable, the opinion is good enough to persuade someone into agreeing with you
If extreme
How do we evaluate extreme ideas?
By evaluating judgement on each one and considering if it is really worth it
We will need to cool down by breaking it down into more simpler and calmer ones that would be great enough to use and follow
Something everyone always have no matter how good or bad it is
Rhetorical questions/Repetition
The repeating of a word or a phrase to create effect
Emotive language
Emotive language often captures the audience or reader's emotions. It is a form of persuasion to get a hold of the reader's emotions to get them to feel e.g sad or happy.
Statistics
Statistics are also a great way to capture the attention of readers.
Often when we see numbers, It had a way of making us believe in it. For example, If an advertisement says " Buy these supplements with 50% Vitamin B1 and B2. These vitamins are known to prevent us fro diseases such as blah blah blah".
(Rule of) Three
The rule of three is a writing principle that suggests that a trio of events or characters is more humorous, satisfying, or effective than other numbers.
Eg; Dark, cold, mysterious
Reading for explicit information
Cross-Curricular
Presentation
Requires the use of rhetoric
Understanding
Explanation
Analysis
Writer craft
Evaluation
Benefits of personal narrative writing
What can you get from personal narrative writing
Personal narratives are powerful and we can see that it can be developed in experiences and a mixture of personality. They create the "lens through which we can see the world"
WRITER OF GREAT ENGLISH TRAGEDIES
Also known as the founder of many famous English words
Learning new vocabulary
what does the word mean?
Will it be useful for everyday life and my writing?
Is the word effective amongst the reader?
Reading Method
Write down unfamiliar words and look up their definitions on Quizlet
Reread the whole text carefully after studying the unknown words you found unfamiliar before and see if the method works
Scan the text for unfamiliar words
The reading technique helps people who is used to skimming through text and reading it multiple times. It is a method that is more efficient when you are under timed conditions like a test and you don't have that much time.
This method is more effective, easier and quicker for us to understand the reading text.
Writing down and studying the unfamiliar words before actually reading can save time and effort instead of re-reading it.
The words you write down also improves your vocabulary.
Study the words for 5 minutes
Skimming and Skanning
Leads to more mistakes
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