Writing Tips

Writing to Persuade

When you write to persuade, you want to convince someone else to do or think the way you do. When you write to persuade you want to do the following:

• Decide what your position or stand is on the topic or subject.
  
• Think of the reasons for that stand or position.
  
• Think about the possible position or stand of the person you are writing to.
  
• Organize the reasons for your position or stand.
  
• nvite your reader to understand and share your position or stand.

Writing to inform

When you are writing to inform, you are sharing what you know about a topic or subject with another person. When you write to inform, you want to do the following:

• Think about what the person you are writing to already knows about the topic.
  
• Think about what the person you are writing to needs to learn about the topic or subject.
  
• Put your information in logical order.
  
• Use examples, definitions, and descriptions to make the information clear to your reader.

Writing to Express Personal Ideas

When writing to express personal ideas, you choose what you want to write about and what kindof writing you want to do. You can write poems, stories, plays, newspaper articles, essays or any other form. When you write to express personal ideas you want to do the following:

• Decide on the topic you want to write about.
• Think about whom will be reading what you write.
• Decide what kind of form of writing best fits what you want to say.
• Select the writing form that will be most enjoyable for the reader.