Writing Skills

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WRITING SKILLS ARTICLE

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WRITING SKILLS

ARTICLE

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INTRODUCTION

• WRITTEN FOR UNKNOWN READERS (to raise issues or provoke thoughts )

• SETS THE SCENE

• CAPTURES READER’S INTEREST

• REFERES TO A SPECIFIC INCIDENT (your topic)

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GENERAL POINTS

• NEW PARAGRAPH FOR NEW TOPIC

METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT:

• CHRONOLOGICAL

• EMPHATIC ORDER

• CONTRAST / CONCESSION

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SPEECH

• WRITTEN FOR SPECIFIC PUBLIC

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ROUND OFF

• WITH A QUOTATION FROM (A FAMOUS PERSON, INTERVIEWEE)

• RETHORICAL QUESTION (it should echo the introduction)

• THE CONTENT IS MORE DESCRIPTIVE THAN DISCURSIVE

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STYLE

• Appropriate for specific audience

• VARIETY OF STRUCTURES AND VOCABULARY (to retain reader’s interest)