Monday 15 October 2012

Descriptive, discursive and dialogue writing.





Discriptive Writing.

-         Make sure to read the question carefully and answer exactly what you are being asked to do. Underline relevant points in the question.
-         Brainstorm and plan your essay.
-         Always keep the marking scheme in mind, purpose, coherence, language, mechanics.
-         Title your essay.
-         You are aiming for about 12 paragraphs, 3 pages (approx)
-         Bring the place/person to life that you are describing.
-         Use adjectives, adverbs, metaphors, personification, similes, onomatopoeia, etc.
-         Try to embrace your reader’s five senses; taste, touch, sound, smell and sight.
-         Read over your work and correct any mistakes you may have made.


Discursive Writing.

-         Make sure to read the question carefully and underline the main points of the question.
-         Try to pick a topic you have some knowledge or interest in.
-         Brainstorm and plan your essay.
-         12 paragraphs, 3 pages.
-         Give your essay a title.
-         Employ your speech/debate writing techniques, e.g. facts, statistics, anecdotes, rhetorical questions, hyperbole, imperatives, superlatives.
-         You may make up quotes, facts, statistics etc, but also say where they “came from”.
-         Leave your strongest point for last.
-         Read over your work and correct any mistakes you may have made.


Dialogue.

-         Read the question carefully and underline the main points of the question.
-         Brainstorm and plan your work.
-         Give your work a title.
-         Write a brief paragraph setting your scene and introducing your characters.
-         Limit your dialogue to 2/3 characters.
-         Include in the dialogue how the words are spoken and stage directions.
-         Put colons (:) after the character’s name before the dialogue.
-         Put stage directions into brackets.
-         Have a conclusion for your dialogue.

-         E.G. In a dimly lit room, Mary slowly crosses to sit on an old, battered chair. Her face tells of a cruel life of poverty and hardship. She anxiously waits the arrival of her husband who was out searching for work…

Mary: (Tearfully) Any luck?
John:  (He shifts anxiously from foot to foot) No. Noone has heard of anything going for a while now. Sure I knew that.
Mary:  (Pleadingly) What are we going to do now?
John:   (Full of regret and sorrow) I wish I knew darling.

-         Read over your work and correct any mistakes you may have made.

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