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Writing: Transactional and Persuasive

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What you'll learn

Writing for a real audience and purpose.

Key skills

  • Match tone and register to audience and purpose.
  • Use rhetorical devices: rhetorical questions, the rule of three, direct address, facts/statistics.
  • Structure with a clear opening, developed points and a strong ending.

Exam tips

  • Plan before writing; use paragraphs and connectives.
  • Proofread for accuracy (SPaG carries marks).

Common mistakes

  • Ignoring the required form (letter vs article).
  • Weak, unstructured arguments.
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