Writing Skills Flashcards

Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences.

Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.

The overall attitude conveyed through language choices, adapted to suit the audience and purpose.

The level of formality appropriate to the audience and purpose of the writing.

The intended reader or listener for the writing task.

The reason for writing, such as to describe, narrate, argue, persuade, inform, or explain.

How ideas are linked within and across paragraphs, including discourse markers and structural linking.

Logical units of meaning used to organise ideas effectively in writing.

The use of simple, compound, and complex sentences, with accurate clause structures to vary writing.

Correct and effective use of spelling, punctuation, and grammar, including full stops, commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, dashes, hyphens, question marks, and exclamation marks.