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Directed writing: letters, reports, articles and speeches
Use information from a given text or bullet points to write for a specific purpose, audience and format.
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The task
Use information from a given text or bullet points to write for a specific purpose, audience and format.
Formats
- Formal letter: sender's address, date, recipient's address, salutation (Dear Sir/Madam), subject heading, clear paragraphs, closing (Yours faithfully / Yours sincerely), name.
- Informal letter: friendly tone, appropriate greeting and ending.
- Report: title, introduction (purpose), headed sections or clear paragraphs, findings, recommendations, conclusion.
- Article: catchy headline, engaging opening, paragraphs developing ideas, lively but appropriate tone.
- Speech: address the audience, rhetorical questions, direct appeal, clear structure, memorable conclusion.
Purpose and audience
Persuade, inform, argue, advise or complain – adjust tone and register (formal for the head teacher or council; lively for peers).
Using the material
Select and develop ideas from the source; do not copy it; add your own relevant reasons and examples.
Worked example: Opening of a formal letter to a town council about a broken street light.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to report a broken street light on Main Street, which has made the area unsafe for pedestrians at night.
Check yourself
- Which closing is used with "Dear Sir/Madam"?
- Name two features of a speech.
- Why is a subject heading useful in a formal letter?
Show answers
- Yours faithfully.
- Any two: addressing the audience directly, rhetorical questions, repetition, emotive language, clear conclusion.
- It tells the reader the purpose of the letter immediately.
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