4.2.1

Writing to Inform

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Writing to Inform

When you write to inform, you give facts to the reader. Your job is to provide the reader with information they need. When writing to inform, you should:

Use clear language

Use clear language

  • Use clear language to state essential information.
Give relevant ideas

Give relevant ideas

  • Try to give relevant, useful, fair and balanced ideas.
Try to be unbiased

Try to be unbiased

  • Try to be unbiased – you are giving facts. Try to keep your own personal opinion and point of view out of it.
Answer the four questions

Answer the four questions

  • Answer the four questions: Who, what, when, where?

Writing to Inform in Texts

When you write to inform, you give facts to the reader. Your job is to provide the reader with information they need. You will see examples of writing to inform in the following texts:

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Key Terms

1.1

Key Terms

1.1.1Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences1.1.2Key Terms - Sentence and Clause Types1.1.3Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language1.1.4Key Terms - Types of Language1.1.5Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood1.1.6Key Terms - Mood & Feelings1.1.7Key Terms - Other Techniques1.1.8End of Topic Test - Key Terms
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Language Devices

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Language Devices

2.1.1Metaphors2.1.2Similes2.1.3Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning2.1.4Personification2.1.5Pathetic Fallacy2.1.6Puns & Oxymorons2.1.7Hyperbole & Emotive Language2.1.8Alliteration2.1.9Sibilance2.1.10Onomatopoeia2.1.11Recap: Language Devices2.1.12End of Topic Test - Language Devices
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Writing Structure

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Writing Structure

3.1.1Narrators3.1.2Paragraphs3.1.3Tense3.1.4Present vs Past vs Future Tense3.1.5Foreshadowing3.1.6Structure3.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Structure
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Section B: Reading & Writing

4.1

Writing Formats

4.1.1Letter4.1.2Reports & Essays4.1.3Journal/Diary Entry4.1.4Speech4.1.5Newspaper Article4.1.6Leaflet4.1.7Review4.1.8Travel Writing4.1.9End of Topic Test - Writing Formats
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Writing to...

4.2.1Writing to Inform4.2.2Writing to Inform - Example4.2.3Writing to Explain4.2.4Writing to Explain - Example4.2.5Writing to Persuade4.2.6Writing to Persuade - Example4.2.7Writing to Argue4.2.8Writing to Argue - Example4.2.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue4.2.10Writing to Advise4.2.11Writing to Advise - Example4.2.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
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Acronym of Techniques - DAFORESTAR

4.3.1Direct Address4.3.2Alliteration4.3.3Facts4.3.4Opinions4.3.5Repetition4.3.6Exaggeration (Hyperbole)4.3.7Statistics4.3.8Triple (Rule of 3)4.3.9Emotive Language4.3.10Rhetorical Questions4.3.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
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Section C: Writing

5.1

Writing Task

5.1.1Discursive Writing5.1.2Narrative Writing5.1.3Descriptive Writing5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Task

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    What are the four questions you should answer when you're writing to inform?Multiple choice
  2. 2
    What should you do when writing to inform?True / false
  3. 3
    Why should this sentence NOT appear in informative writing?<br><br><b>Approximately 106,000 people are killed by smoking in the UK every year, which is shocking.</b>Multiple choice
  4. 4
    Which phrase would be good to use if you are writing to inform your reader about young drivers?Multiple choice
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    You are writing to inform about food poisoning. What's wrong with the below paragraph?<br><br><b>If a person, who has eaten food, finds themself falling ill, it may be that they have food poisoning. Around one in three people suffers from food poisoning annually.Multiple choice
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Writing to Inform - Example