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Sensible writing is characterized by good judgment and practical ideas, with English being a crucial global language for communication. The document outlines four main writing styles: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative, each serving distinct purposes. It also provides tips for improving English writing skills, emphasizing daily practice, vocabulary enhancement, and seeking feedback.

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Sensible writing is characterized by good judgment and practical ideas, with English being a crucial global language for communication. The document outlines four main writing styles: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative, each serving distinct purposes. It also provides tips for improving English writing skills, emphasizing daily practice, vocabulary enhancement, and seeking feedback.

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Nature and Style of Sensible Writing

 What is sensible writing?


 A piece of writing which is based on or acting on
good judgment and practical ideas or understanding:
Why English writing is so important?
 English is a global language.
 54% of the content on the internet is in the English language.
 It has been the language of science, business and social media.
 Facebook, Google, Twitter have recently recruited people having a wonderful command over
reading and writing.
 When you know how to write, you write for the world.
TYPES OF WRITING STYLES
 There are four main types of writing: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. Each of
these writing styles is used for a specific purpose. A single text may include more than one
writing style.
 EXPOSITORY
 Expository writing is one of the most common types of writing. When an author writes in an
expository style, all they are trying to do is explain a concept, imparting information from
themselves to a wider audience. Expository writing does not include the author’s opinions, but
focuses on accepted facts about a topic, including statistics or other evidence.
 Examples of Expository Writing
 Textbooks
 How-to articles
 Recipes
 News stories (not editorials or Op-Eds)
 Business, technical, or scientific writing

DESCRIPTIVE
 Descriptive writing is often found in fiction, though it can make an appearance in nonfiction as
well (for example, memoirs, first-hand accounts of events, or travel guides). When an author
writes in a descriptive style, they are painting a picture in words of a person, place, or thing for
their audience. The author might employ metaphor or other literary devices in order to describe
the author’s impressions via their five senses (what they hear, see, smell, taste, or touch). But
the author is not trying to convince the audience of anything or explain the scene – merely
describe things as they are.
 Examples of Descriptive Writing
 Poetry
 Journal/diary writing
 Descriptions of Nature
 Fictional novels or plays

PERSUASIVE
 Persuasive writing is the main style of writing you will use in academic papers. When an author
writes in a persuasive style, they are trying to convince the audience of a position or belief.
Persuasive writing contains the author’s opinions and biases, as well as justifications and reasons
given by the author as evidence of the correctness of their position. Any “argumentative” essay
you write in school should be in the persuasive style of writing.
 Examples of Persuasive Writing
 Cover letters
 Op-Eds and Editorial newspaper articles
 Reviews of items
 Letters of complaint
 Advertisements
 Letters of recommendation

NARRATIVE
 Narrative writing is used in almost every longer piece of writing, whether fiction or nonfiction.
When an author writes in a narrative style, they are not just trying to impart information, they
are trying to construct and communicate a story, complete with characters, conflict, and settings.
 Examples of Narrative Writing
 Oral histories
 Novels/Novellas
 Poetry (especially epic sagas or poems)
 Short Stories
 Anecdotes
 He interviewed a women
 She told the dog to lay down.
 Their is no excuse for this error.
 He returned the sword to it’s scabbard.
 She referred to alot of sources
 Introductions
 An introduction is typically the first paragraph of your paper. The goal of your introduction is to
let your reader know what he or she can expect from your paper. While there is no one formula
for writing a good introduction, in general, an introduction should do the following:
 Attract the Reader’s Attention
 Begin your introduction with a "hook" that grabs your reader's attention and introduces the
general topic. Here are some suggestions on how to create a “hook”:
 State an interesting fact or statistic about your topic
 Ask a rhetorical question
 Reveal a common misconception about your topic
 Set the scene of your story: who, when, where, what, why, how?
 Share an anecdote (a humorous short story) that captures your topic
 State Your Focused Topic
 After your “hook”, write a sentence or two about the specific focus of your paper. What is your
paper about? Why is this topic important? This part of the introduction can include background
information on your topic that helps to establish its context.
 State your Thesis
 Finally, include your thesis statement. The kind of thesis you include depends on the type of
paper you are writing, but, in general, your thesis should include:
 your specific topic
 your main point about that topic
 the points of discussion you will include in your paper
 Your thesis should be clear, and easy to find. Most often, it is the last sentence of the
introduction.

 Conclusions
 A conclusion works to remind your reader of the main points of your paper and summarizes
what you want your reader to “take away” from your discussion. Consider these tips when
writing your conclusion:
 Begin with your rephrased thesis statement to remind your reader of the point of your paper.
 Summarize the points you made in your paper and show how they support your argument; tie all
the pieces of your paper together.
 Tell your reader what the significance of your argument might be. Why is the discussion
important? Do you want your reader to think differently, question something, or perform some
action? Make a recommendation of what your reader should "do" with the information you just
gave them, or share the importance of the topic.

Tips to help you improve your English writing skills


Write in English every day This is the most important tip to improve your writing skills in English. Start by
thinking of a theme, for example, you could start writing a diary of something that happens to you every
day, you can write a few lines of a story each day or you could write emails to your friends in English. This
might be difficult at first but the more you continue, the easier it will become and you might even end up
enjoying it!
Ask someone to check your writing
If you’re studying at an English language school, you could ask your teacher to check your writing for
you. Otherwise, why not ask a friend or relative who speaks English? I’m sure they’d be happy to help!
You might even be able to do a writing language exchange – find an English person who is learning your
language and write letters or emails to each other (you can write in English and they can write in your
language). When you send a reply, you can also send their letter back to them with corrections and they
can do the same for you!
Improve your vocabulary
 Having a wide range of vocabulary is very important when you’re writing in English. An excellent
way to improve your vocabulary is to read as much as possible. If you read books, newspapers or
magazines in English, you will learn many new words and common English idioms. Remember to
write down the new words and expressions you read and their meanings so you can learn them.
Use a dictionary
 You might feel that using a dictionary when you write is ‘cheating’ but think again – it is actually
a great way to improve your vocabulary and practise using words and phrases that you’ve heard
but haven’t used before. Remember to ask someone to check your writing to make sure you
have used the vocabulary correctly.
 Check your writing carefully
 After you have written something in English, you should always read it again, either straight
away or the next day. When you do this, you will probably see a few mistakes that you didn’t
notice when you were writing it. Remember to check the spelling, grammar and vocabulary –
have you used a particular word many times? Can you think of another way to say it?
Write about different topics
If you write about the same thing every day, you could become very bored and you might end up using
the same words and phrases over and over again! It is a good idea to find different topics to write about
as this will help to widen your vocabulary and will be much more interesting for you. Writing about
something you read in a newspaper or watched on TV is a good starting point.
Do your homework
If you have classes at an English language school, your teacher probably gives you writing homework to
do. It is really important that you do all your homework as your teacher knows your level of English and
will be able to give you good advice on which parts of writing you need to improve most (e.g. vocabulary,
spelling, grammar). This is extremely important if you are planning to take an English language exam.
Write to your friends
 Do you have friends who speak English (e.g. people you have met in your English classes)? If so,
you should definitely practise your writing with them! There are many ways to do this – using
social media (Facebook, Twitter etc.), sending emails, writing text messages, chatting on Skype
etc. The best thing about writing to people who are also learning English is that you can correct
each other’s mistakes
 Don’t be afraid to make mistakes!
 It’s easy to decide not to do any English writing as you are worried that you will make lots of
mistakes. However, the more you write and get your writing corrected, the fewer mistakes you
will make!

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