Before you write, read this

Before you write READ THIS

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Fully answer the question An important criteria is Task Achievement: you should answer all parts of the question, your answer must be relevant, and you should provide support for the points you are making, whenever suitable.

This involves the content of your writing as well as the correct genre, layout/organization and format.

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Know the genre

Report Graph

What kind of text to you need to write?

A review

An email to request something

A proposal

An opinion essay

A response to a complaint

Letter of complaint

An email to a friend A thank you message @teacher.casals

Plan for content Your writing should be structured so it is easy to read and understand. You need to organise your ideas into paragraphs, and you also need to link your ideas. This is called coherence and cohesion.

Brainstorm for about 3-5 min what you are going to include in your writing.

For essays, you should start by determining your thesis statement.

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Plan for words * What language can you use for what you are going to write?

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Check your words British Academic Written English Corpus / Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)

Using Learner’s dictionaries may be very helpful, as well as Thesaurus and synonyms dictionaries. Using corpora to validate your sentences and to find uses for vocabulary you want to include.

Ludwig 100 words to use in place of ‘said’

Showing variety of language is key in any great composition.

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Write!

Put your planning into good use and write using your notes and don’t worry too much about a ‘final draft’ at this stage.

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Revise your work Take 3-5 min to edit your work.

Read your writing again, think about ways to improve it.

Time spent revising is as important as the time you spend planning.

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FAQ "Teacher, I want to use a Portuguese-English online dictionary to write at home" I suggest trying Word Reference, but you can find others.

"Teacher, is there an online tool to check my writing in English?"

Yes, I recommend using Grammarly, Grammar Check and Scribens.

“Do you recommend any books?”

Exploring Writing: Sentences and Paragraphs

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