1. Writing to inform, explain and describe
Exam preparation
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2. Connector: What’s the difference?
Worksheet One accompanies this slide. 2

3. What’s the difference?
Worksheet One accompanies this slide. 3

4. In your exam you will choose only 1 but today we will recap all 3 writing styles
What was FLAP and why is it important?
Form- letter, article leaflet etc
Audience – who are you writing for? What do you know about them?
Language – appropriate for the audience e.g informal if writing to your own age, formal if to an authority figure
Purpose – Inform, explain or describe?

5. Features of writing to inform
Clear introduction
If technical language is used you must say what it means
Clear organisation
Use of personal experience
Use of present tense
Clear link between paragraphs
Copy down these features in your book

6. Features of writing to explain
Copy down these features in your book
range of reasons
range of appropriate detail
specific examples of different
kinds to support explanation
range of responses to ‘why’
range of responses to ‘how’
different points expanded and linked

7. Features of writing to describe
Copy down these features in your book
wide range of appropriate detail
use of adjectives and adverbs
use of colour
use of senses: sight, touch, hearing, taste, sound
words to convey feelings and atmosphere
use of metaphor and simile, perhaps use of personification
variation of sentence length and type
rich, varied, perhaps unusual vocabulary
This is more like your creative writing coursework!!

8. Inform, explain or describe?
“There are many different breeds of dog with many
different qualities depending on what you are looking for in a pet.”
2. “A Dalmatian requires copious amounts of intense exercise yet its sleek and unique patterned coat needs very little maintenance.”
3. “The first thing you must do is decide how much exercise you are willing to give your pet”

9. Task
You won’t be asked to do all 3 in the exam but this help you practice all 3 skills.
You are going to create a leaflet about a sport of your choice however,
You must have 3 sides to the leaflet
1 informing your reader about the sport
1 explaining the rules and
1 describing an exciting game or event you have seen

10. Review Can you identify the features of writing to inform? Explain?
Describe?