Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Start by
identifying
the SPAF of
the task
Anlagen:
- S = Subject
- Sources of information
- Two non-fiction texts from section A
- Use these to gather facts,
figures, expert opinions
and specific examples
- Can also use for examples
of techniques and
material to use as the
content for your writing
- Your own knowledge of the subject
- Remember to draw on what
you know about the subject
and don't underestimate
your own knowledge!
- P = Purpose
- There are 5 purposes in
transactional writing
- Argue,
persuade,
advise,
inform,
explain
- Each purpose has its
own set of conventions
- When you know the purpose(s)
of the task you will know
what language and structural
conventions to use
- Make sure you have a
good understanding of the
conventions of each of the
5 purposes
- Effective transactional writing
will use the correct conventions
for the purpose(s) of the task
set
- A = Audience
- The person or people you expect
to read or listen to your text
- Audiences are
specific types or
groups of people
- You must consider who they are, why
they are accessing your text and how
they will be accessing your text.
- You must make choices of
vocabulary, structure & content
that are appropriate for the specific
audience you have been asked to
write for.
- F = Form
- This is the type of text you are
asked to create
- The forms you might be asked to create are all
non-fiction. You will NEVER be asked to write a
story or poem for the transactional writing tasks
- Each form has its
own conventions
which you must use
- You could be asked to write any
of the forms of texts covered in
the reading non-fiction unit
- You must make sure you use the
language and structural conventions
for the form of text you have been
asked to create