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 * __Writing To Inform, Explain, Describe (Unit 1)__**

You will have to use this type of writing effectively in your Non-Fiction and Media exam (Unit 1)

===Writing to INFORM or EXPLAIN would appear to me to be very similar things. Basically, you need to find a way to make something make SENSE to somebody who didn't understand it before. In that way, writing to DESCRIBE isn't that different. You know what something is like; and you need to transfer that knowledge and understanding to someone else.===

Effective Writing to Inform, Explain, Describe will use:
 * lots of SIMILES and METAPHORS;
 * frequent ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS;
 * regular CLAUSES (to expand the potential of the sentence);
 * a broad VOCABULARY.

Like the other types of writing, Writing To Inform, Explain and Describe also needs to:
 * have a clear and powerful THREAD (in fact, without that your 'explanation' will be much weaker);
 * use a strong, original and striking INTRODUCTION and CONCLUSION;
 * be INTERESTING and ENTERTAINING to read; and
 * use correct SPELLING, PUNCTUATION and GRAMMAR (including PARAGRAPHS).

Download the document below to get more information on the different styles of writing:

Click on the links below to download further notes about writing in these ways:

[|Inform, Explain, Describe - Typical Questions MP3]

[|Writing To Inform Tips MP3]

[|Writing To Explain Tips MP3]

[|Writing To Describe Tips MP3]

An entertaining example of this writing can be found each week in //The Guardian// - in the 'How to...' articles of the journalist, Guy Browning. Click below for a selection of these short articles, each of which aim to EXPLAIN/DESCRIBE something apparently normal/straightforward in a fresh and original way. Think HUMAN BEHAVIOUR as it would need to be described to aliens from another planet, and that pretty accurately describes Guy Browning's writing. (Although the aliens would also need to speak English, and buy //The Guardian//, so it's a bit of a long shot...!)

__**Do You Know Your Punctuation?**__

Revise your punctuation skills regularly to improve your writing. Click on the Punctuation Pyramid link to find examples of each different part of punctuation.