Writing

Question 1

What is writing?

Answer 1

It involves communicating a message by making signs on a page.

Question 2

Text types

Answer 2

They involve different kinds of writing, each type have different characteristics. E.g. Postcard, birthday card, emails.

Question 3

Accuracy

Answer 3

Using the correct form of language according to the destinatary or context. E.g. Spelling correctly, writing legibly, correct layouts, right vocabulary.

Question 4

To make cohesive a text

Answer 4

Use of reference words, logical way of organising the information, topic sentences, etc. Those things are called cohesive devices (ways of linking text)

Question 5

A general schedule of writing

Answer 5

1. Developing ideas.
   2 Planning/organising ideas.
2. Drafting
3. Editing. (correcting and improving the content)
4. Proofreading (checking mistakes in accuracy)
5. Re-drafting.