Identifying Your Purpose
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.4.3
Identifying your Purpose
It's very important to identify your purpose before writing.
Purpose
- You need to think about why you are writing.
- This will help you decide on the best form to use.
- This will help you decide on how your writing should look on the page.
- How your writing look on the page is called the layout.
Writing to entertain people
- To entertain readers, add a lot of descriptions.
- To entertain readers, create an exciting atmosphere.
Writing to inform people
- Imagine you are writing a non-fiction piece to inform people.
- You might need to use a more formal layout to help them understand.
- This might be a newspaper article or a formal letter.
Writing to persuade people
- Imagine you are writing to persuade people.
- You will want to use lots of persuasive language.
- You will want to use words that show that you are making different points.
- like 'firstly...', 'secondly..., 'moreover...'
Test yourself on Identifying Your Purpose
What kind of language should you use if you are writing to persuade people?
What was the purpose of the text that you just read?