Essay Writing and Writing transactionals

STUDY GUIDE FOR WRITING
ESSAYS
AND
TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS


English Grades 10 – 12

Home Language

First Additional Language

Second Additional Language


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, 1. INTRODUCTION 4

2. WRITING AND PRESENTING 4

3. ESSAYS 6

3.1 Narrative Essay 8

3.2 Descriptive Essay 9

3.3 Reflective Essay 10

3.4 Argumentative Essay 11

3.5 Discursive Essay 12

SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL: ESSAY WRITING 15

RUBRICS for ESSAY WRITING 16

4. LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS 19
4.1 Informal Letter 21
4.2 Formal Letter 23

4.2.1 Letter of Application 25
4.2.2 Letter to the Editor (Format 1) 26
Letter to the Editor (Format 2) 27
4.3 Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Covering Letter 29

4.4 Obituary 31

4.5 Email 33
4.6 Review 37

4.7 Magazine and Newspaper Article 39

4.8 Agenda and Minutes of a Meeting 40

4.9 Report (Formal and Informal) 42

4.10 Dialogue/Interview 44

4.11 Speech 46

SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL: TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS 47

RUBRICS for LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS 48
5. SHORTER TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS (FAL & SAL ONLY) 51

5.1 Advertisement, Flyer and Poster 51


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, 5.2 Invitation 53

5.3 Diary Entry 54

5.4 Postcard 56

5.5 Directions 57

5.6 Instructions 58

5.7 Filling in a Form 59

SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL: TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS 60

RUBRICS for SHORTER TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS 61




SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STUDY GUIDE
FOR WRITING ESSAYS AND TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS




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