IB Writing
IB Writing
News
IB Writing Intro
Time to Read
Items in this lesson
IB Writing
News
IB Writing Intro
Time to Read
Assessment Criteria - HL
Assessment Criteria - HL
Assessment Criteria - HL
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Clearly defined audience
Context: Need for healthy exercise among young people
Audience: Young people who may or may not be interested in exercise
Purpose: Promote a new sports centre
Basic purpose: Publicity
Inform (health information)
Promote (Sell something)
Register and Tone
Semi-formal to Formal
Simple and Direct Tone (sense of honest address)
Conventions
Engaging Title to attract attention
Identify ideas with format techniques
Sub-headings
Bullet Points
Numbering
Practical aspects
Contact us
Phone number
Email address
Short Introduction and conclusion
Appropriate?
Present information widely in a clear, direct way
Audience is usually the general public but may be target at specific sections
Can be distributed freely, widely, and easily to anyone
Clearly defined audience
Context: The task will describe some kind of general context or situation, you need to invent the specific story and concrete details.
Audience: Where it is to be published is important. The more serious the publication, the more sophisticated the audience.
Purpose: Inform factually and objectively. There may be some subjective valuation which generally indicate why the facts are of importance.
Register and Tone
Semi-formal to formal
Impersonal tone and neutral style
Conventions:
Title/Headline
Introduction and conclusion
Clearly structured layout
Sub-headings
Short, brief paragraphs and/or sections
Answers the 5ws
Appropriate?
If you are required to inform in a clear and objective way on the facts of a specific EVENT or set of events.
Encapsulates more than news reports.
Don't just report facts with evidence, they also investigate a range of isuues, ideas, opinions, and experiences.
Purpose is to inform, entertain, and/or persuade.
Audience is very much dependent on the publication.
Typically provide more background information and analysis of certain topics
Register and Tone
Semi-formal to formal
Tone appropriate to task
460 to 600 Words
Slide heading
460 to 600 Words
Which text-type is represented below?
Which language features do you recognize?
Which text type is displayed here?
Which text type is this?
Recently, there have been several reports in the media claiming that the impact of the pandemic has promoted the idea of on-line learning, and proved that it is an excellent system of education. You have now heard that your school is planning a meeting of students and parents to propose an increase in on-line learning. You have mixed feelings about this. Write a text in which you describe both your good and bad experiences, explain the reasons for each, and suggest a constructive solution.
Blog
Speech
Essay
Recently, there have been several reports in the media claiming that the impact of the pandemic has promoted the idea of on-line learning, and proved that it is an excellent system of education. You have now heard that your school is planning a meeting of students and parents to propose an increase in on-line learning. You have mixed feelings about this. Write a text in which you describe both your good and bad experiences, explain the reasons for each, and suggest a constructive solution.
For some time, you have been impressed by the aims of a non-profit organisation, and so when you found an opportunity to do voluntary work with the organisation, you spent four weeks seeing what the organisation does. This personal experience was exciting, but was also disturbing at times. Write a text in which you describe what you felt was exciting, explain why some things disturbed you, and reflect on how the experience may have changed your view of the work of the organisation.
Review
Letter to the Editor
Blog
For some time, you have been impressed by the aims of a non-profit organisation, and so when you found an opportunity to do voluntary work with the organisation, you spent four weeks seeing what the organisation does. This personal experience was exciting, but was also disturbing at times. Write a text in which you describe what you felt was exciting, explain why some things disturbed you, and reflect on how the experience may have changed your view of the work of the organisation.
