10. Writing strategies

Organising writing

• F.1 Order topics from broadest to narrowest
• F.2 Organise information by main idea

Topic sentences

• G.1 Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea

Developing and supporting arguments

• H.1 Distinguish facts from opinions
• H.2 Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim
• H.3 Choose the best evidence to support a claim
• H.4 Identify supporting evidence in a text
• H.5 Evaluate counterclaims
• H.6 Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim
• H.7 Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis and counterclaims

Persuasive strategies

• I.1 Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements
• I.2 Use appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in persuasive writing

Creative techniques

• J.1 Use personification

Writing clearly and concisely

• K.1 Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
• K.2 Avoid double, illogical and unclear comparisons
• K.3 Identify sentences with parallel structure
• K.4 Use parallel structure
• K.5 Remove redundant words or phrases

Active and passive voice

• L.1 Identify active and passive voice
• L.2 Rewrite the sentence in active voice

Editing and revising

• M.1 Use the correct frequently confused word
• M.2 Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words
• M.3 Identify and correct errors with frequently confused pronouns and contractions
• M.4 Correct errors with commonly misspelled words
• M.5 Correct errors in everyday use
• M.6 Suggest appropriate revisions

Research skills

• N.1 Identify plagiarism