1. Question 2, directed writing
Show your understanding
Create an effective piece of writing that includes your understanding
More marks for content (ideas)

3. When you see the question label the bullet points
Then read it again. Always take time to read it again.
The examiner would like to see you have notes from across these three bullet points.
Try to find at least 5 things for each bullet point and label as you read.

4. Before you write TAP the task
Text type
Audience
Purpose
Journal
Yourself – quite on edge, cares for son, annoyed at situation
Retell experience, share emotions and thoughts

5. letter, report, journal, speech, interview, newspaper report or magazine article.

6. Your main pieces of information and references to the text.
Then plan the task
Make it clear you know who you are writing for and why your are writing.
Beginning
Your main pieces of information and references to the text.
Middle
Leaving them with a good ending.
Making it clear that you know what you are doing.
End

7. For proofreading and editing think…
Capitalisation (Proper nouns – people and places)
Organisation and order (Read it back – does it make sense? Paragraphs?)
Punctuation (. , ? “” and no more than two !)
Spelling (double check)