This colourful book is a comprehensive reference book for students from middle primary upwards and for everyone who wants to communicate effectively through writing. Blake??'s Wri ter's Guide is split into two parts.
Part 1 - The Writing Process
Provides step-by-step instructions on the five stages of the writing process:
- pre-writing
- draftin g revising
- editing/proofreading
- publishing
The traits of good writing and the tools of an author are also examin ed in detail.
Part 2 - Text Types
Explain s what text types and genres are and features several samples of imagina tive, informative and argumentative texts. Each text sample is shown wit h annotations that highlight their specific language and structure featu res.
The text types examined in the g uide are:
Imaginative/narrative texts??
- science-fiction??
- fairytales??
- poetry??
- dramatic plays??
- anecdotes
Argumentative texts??
- expositions (arguments)??
- lette rs to the editor??
- advertisements??
- reviews??
- discussions
Informative texts??
- factual recounts??
- reports??
- explanations??
- news
- articles??
- procedures??
- biographies ??
- descriptions
