| What are the Common purposes of a letter? | To argue, persuade, explain or complain |
| Common Literary devices when writing to persuade or argue? | Rhetorical questions, triadic lists, expert facts and opinions |
| What are the 4 main things to consider? | Purpose,Audience, Format and content |
| What do you need to think about when deciding the letters purpose? | That you use appropriate tone. Eg writing a complaint you will have strong opinions whilst still remaining polite. |
| What do you need to consider further whilst determining the letter's audience? | The language and literary devices will give a strong idea on who the target audience is. E.g. the tone and words used such as 'don't' or 'do not' help indicate the difference between formal and informal. |
| When deciding on the format of the letter you need to decide... | Formal or informal. If formal, your address top right hand corner with the date one line below. Their address on the left side slightly below yours. Just below that, dear sir/Madam or the name of the person you're writing to. |
| The correct way to sign off a letter if you know the name of who you are writing to? | Yours sincerely (since I know you) |
| The correct way to sign off a letter if you don't know the name of who you're writing to? | Yours faithfully |
| What should the content of a formal letter be? | The question will give a strong indication of what the content should be like. |
| How should you organise the content in a formal letter? | - A brief opening paragraph stating why you are writing
- 3 or 4 central paragraphs stating your points, arguments/issues/reasons/thoughts.
- A final summary paragraph rounding off the letter. Stating what you wish to happen next. How will the issue be resolved? |
| If writing a formal letter what should the language be like? | No slang, no colloquialisms and no contractions. For example it should be cannot instead of can't. |
| What does A FOREST FIRE PP stand for? | Alliteration, facts, opinions, repetition (anaphora), exaggeration (hyperbolic language), statistics, triadic list, flattery, imperative, rhetorical questions, emotive language and personal pronouns. |
