NON-FICTION CORE KNOWLEDGE Exam Question Requirements SKILLS Writing: SPAG – Applying spelling, punctuation and grammar effectively. Minimum expectations: capital letters, full stops, commas & apostrophes. Challenge: colons, semi-colons, parenthesis, exclamation marks, hyphens. Sentence structures – applying a variety for effect – simple, compound and complex. Using time and sequencing connectives. Paragraphing – TIPTOP rules & being able to apply these effectively. Persuasion – Using a range of techniques effectively and suitably (FATHORSE/HADAFOREST) Vocabulary Definition Convey To communicate a message, information or idea. Colloquial Language used in ordinary and familiar conversations. Not formal. Precise Exact and accurate Concise Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words. Criticism Disapproval Courteous Polite and respectful Facilities Places, amenities or things that are provided for a particular purpose Provision Providing or supplying something. Reiterate To say something a number of times. Elaborate To develop or present something in further detail. Proposal A plan or suggestion Insufficient Not enough Inadequate Not good enough Negligible Small and unimportant. Recipient Someone who receives something. Writing to: Inform Persuade Advise Layout tips Formal letter – Your address top right. Their address to the left and under your address. Date to the right of the page. Dear Sir/Madam…Yours faithfully. Write in 1st person. Informal letter – Their address top right. Date underneath. Dear….From…. Write in 1st person. Report – Title of report. Write in 3rd person. Exam Question Requirements Writing for 2 different purpose, audience and formats with clear communication and technical accuracy. Write a report about…..for…. Write a letter to…..about… SPAG & vocabulary must be accurate and effective. Terminology Definition PAFT Purpose, audience, form and tone Purpose What a text trying to do. Is it informative, advisory or persuasive Audience Who a text is aimed at Format The type of text (eg: letter, speech, report etc) Tone The way a piece of text sounds e.g. sarcastic etc. The mood or atmosphere in the writing. Hyperbole Use of exaggerated terms for emphasis. Anecdote A short story using examples to support ideas. Directives Using you, we or us. Repetition When words or phrases are used more than once in texts. Statistics Facts and figures Authoritative Commanding and self-confident. Likely to be respected and obeyed. Superlative Declaring something the best i.e. the ugliest, the most precious. Passive voice When the subject of the sentence has an action done to it but something or someone else. E.g. the dog was being washed by the girl. Success Criteria Clear purpose throughout (to inform, complain, persuade etc) Clear understanding of audience Clear format and layout Suitable tone (formal/informal, displeased, happy etc) Repetition Statistics/ Facts Paragraph Links Good structure Developing ideas/arguments clearly Using a range of punctuation including colons and parenthesise Punctuation Rules to Apply Capital Letters: For Proper Nouns – Name of place/person & at the start of a sentence Full Stops: end of a sentence that is not a question or statement Comma: separates lists/phrases/words & when using sentence adverbs (‘however’, ‘moreover’ etc.) from the rest of the sentence, & to indicate a sub-clause in a sentence Colon: to introduce a list. Parenthesise: To include additional information.