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- Subject: English
- AS: 90720
- Level: 3
- Credits: 4
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3.1 Produce an extended piece of writing in a selected style
Key tips
- Use exemplars to model your own writing.
- Plan your time wisely – if you are a weak speller allocate extra time for this in your time plan.
- Write about something from your own experience so you can use real detail from your life.
- Don't spend all your time finding a topic.
- Plan your writing carefully so it has a clear beginning, middle, and end.
- Use double line spaces when you write your drafts so you can add corrections easily.
- Keep all your draft versions labelled and organised in a safe place.
- Control the use of original metaphors and language features so they don't distract from the message.
- Create a mood or atmosphere to help make the writing seem believable.
- Craft your writing – be objective and improve your writing.
- Read your writing 'aloud in your head' when you proofread, so you can listen for any weak or inappropriate words, sentences, or punctuation.
- Check that you have used the correct spelling of a word that may sound like another (there/their, to/too/two).
