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Writing Strategies

Published on Jan 22, 2016

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MOTTOS AND MONTRAS

  • Words to live by
  • Wise saying/ proverb
  • Keep us focused
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VISUAL AIDS

  • Eye catchers focus audience
  • Enliven, enhance, emphasize
  • Big and bold
  • Dont pass around
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PAST PRESENT FUTURE

  • Picture this
  • Draw a picture in your mind
  • Ask audience to visualize
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ISSUE A CHALLENGE OR CALL TO ACTION

  • Ask someone to do something
  • Challenge people
  • Call them to action
  • Be clear and specific about request
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ASKING QUESTIONS

  • Get audience thinking
  • Engage people
  • Let audience answer
  • Rhetorical
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THANKYOU STATEMENTS

  • People like to be thanked
  • People like to be appreciated
  • Thank people
  • Work well in conclusions
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OCCASION EVENT OR TIME

  • Occasion=holidays
  • Event=sporting/party/concert
  • Time=remember when
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SUMMARIZING MAIN POINTS

  • Essential points
  • Major facts
  • Topic or clincher(1)
  • Thesis statement(2+)
  • No redundancy
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HUMOR OR JOKES

  • Funny/fun (be careful)
  • Be appropriate
  • Dont offend people
  • Be sure it is funny
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APPEAL TO EMOTION

  • Connection (feelings)
  • Sympathy/empathy
  • Mad,sad,glad,fab
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FACTS AND STATS

  • Facts: validate info
  • Cite source=> validation
  • Stats=statistics
  • Give audience #'s
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SONG LYRICS/ POEMS

  • Quote song or poem
  • Use rhythm and rhyme
  • Play with word puns
  • Assonance, repetition
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APPEAL TO AUDIENCE

  • Talk directly to audience
  • You... You all....
  • Motivate, compete,fun
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USING STORIES

  • Everyone loves stories
  • Some long and detailed
  • Some short and sweet
  • Anecdotes
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PERSONAL REF

  • Tell them about you
  • Let them know you
  • People are interested
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TRANSITIONS

  • Make words flow
  • Appear everywhere
  • Word/phrases/sentences
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USING SUSPENCE

  • Give hints and clues
  • Answer throughout
  • Tease audience
  • Cliffhanger
  • All info at thr end
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COMMON LANGUAGE

  • Use common terms of the topic
  • Use words related to topic
  • Common context language
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CAUSE AND EFFECT

  • Relationship- action and even
  • If.... Then.....
  • What =cause
  • What happens = effect
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PARAPHRASE

  • Cite text but use own words (pg #)
  • Oppisite of quotes
  • Dont put words in others mouth
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST

  • Compare= 2+ things same
  • Contrast= 2+ different things
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REVELATION OF SUBJECT

  • Opposite of suspense
  • Tell right away.
  • Subject =what
  • Purpose = why
  • Subject talking about and why
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USING QUOTATIONS

  • Quote word for word
  • Use quotation marks (" ")
  • He said.....
  • Quote anyone
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SHOCKING STATEMENT

  • Gains audience attention
  • Be sensible
  • Be appropriate
  • Hyperbole/ exaggeration
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