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- 3. The only feature you need to include for a diary.
- 4. On the final IB writing exam, you should write between four to _________ hundred words.
- 6. This text type will explore some kind of issue on which the writer chooses to take a particular stance or judgment: the purpose of such columns is to discuss in a provocative and stimulating way and explore the issue in some depth, giving the writer’s opinions. It will be organized like a news report or magazine article and will have a tone appropriate to task (serious, or possibly amusing depending on the approach required or taken).
- 7. This text type is used to persuade a specified audience, and the writer should be giving their suggestions and opinions for the proposition. You may be asked to write this text type in the form of either a letter or an email: for this text type, the format is not as important as the content and the way you express your content.
- 10. The question is likely to propose a general context (for example: a recently released film which you love / hate) and should contain invented information about the specific subject. The prime purpose of this text type is to stimulate interest, then to inform, and finally to offer some kind of judgment or overall opinion.
- 11. This text type is typically a folded piece of literature without much text. It will have an engaging title which attracts attention, will identify ideas with format techniques such as sub-headings, bullet points, numbering, etc., and will include practical aspects like “contact us” or “phone number and/or email address”. There will be elements of graphic design, but this is not graded on the IB exam.
- 12. The tone of a blog: the complete opposite tone of a news report.
- 13. This text type assumes the writer wishes to communicate to one specified friend or acquaintance to express and explore personal attitudes and experiences, usually of the writer, but perhaps involving advice to the reader. The writer would expect an immediate response, and the tone should be informal.
- 15. On the final IB writing exam, this is the number of prompts you have to choose from (and also the number of text type options you are given for each prompt).
- 17. The prime purpose is to inform or report, but really good ones manage also to explore or even probe: we want to discover something intriguing and personal about the person, don’t we? The tone should express interest in the person, and probably respect, even fascination. It will have a relevant headline or title, use a style aimed at involving and interesting the reader, and will include made up quotations.
- 18. A situation in which a particular type of message is to be communicated orally – this situation will not only specify the type of audience, but also the expected behavior of the audience. This text type will use a semi-formal to informal register, will address the audience and keep contact with them throughout (use of “we” and “you”), and will set out to catch the audience’s attention at the beginning and leave a clear impression at the end.
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- 1. The main purpose is to inform or to report, but we may also include “interest,” “explore,” or “study" based on the topic given. This text type will have a semi-formal to formal register, a headline, an introduction intended to catch the reader's attention, and techniques that engage and interest readers throughout.
- 2. The prime purpose of this text type is to inform – factually and objectively. This will have a generally impersonal tone and use a neutral/objective style (presenting ideas without personal opinion of the writer). It will include a headline and will have a clearly structured layout, which may include sub-headings or sections.
- 5. This should be at the top of almost every text type you write (with the exception of a diary) and may also be called a headline in some circumstances.
- 8. The person or people to whom you are writing or speaking: this will affect your overall tone and content.
- 9. The overall context may be assumed to be the writer’s own life and is assumed to be essentially private and written for the author’s eyes only. The purpose will generally be to record some experiences of personal significance. The tone will be very informal, and will not include a title: only a date.
- 11. The generic purpose of this electronically published text type is to interest, entertain, amuse, be provocative and stimulating: in general, NOT solemn. The audience may be assumed to be people interested in the subject matter OR internet-interested people. This text type will be personal and chatty and will often refer directly to the reader, encouraging them to comment or respond.
- 14. This text type requires telling people exactly what to do in precisely which circumstances and the purpose is to break something down into clear and detailed advice. It will include a short introduction and conclusion and will set out the guidelines clearly, using techniques such as bullets, sub-headings, numbering, etc.
- 16. This text type will usually explore a situation which causes some kind of issue, about which the writer wishes to communicate some significant idea. Similar to an email, this text type is addressed to only one person but should be more formal in tone and will not expect an immediate response. You should include the date, address, and a proper greeting and signature.