Genre Conventions for Writing Paper

Genre Conventions for the Writing Paper Online Blog Headline Space for picture – with description / caption Slightly less formal Magazine / Newspaper Article Headline Sub heading By Line Space for picture – with description / caption Letter You address on the left Date Dear X, leave a line blank Appropriate ending – Faithfully (Sir, Editor etc) or Sincerely (named) Speech Introduction: ‘Fellow students…’ Direct address Conclusion: ‘Thank you for listening…’ Generally Write formally For Band 4, use language devices such as irony, satire, hyperbole, rhetorical question, parody etc Discursive markers (punctuation to guide reader, cohesive paragraphs with connectives) Match purpose and audience to style. Use indents, bulletpoints and dialogue.

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