functional writing

There are three types of writing stated in the book. Academic writing, which is most often include texts between students and their professors, and teachers during school. Professional writing, which is used among your working environment to contact with your manager…etc. lastly, everyday writing which is the texts we intend to use daily out of our working, and school space.

Writing has many categories which we can use to express our purpose. Some of these are 1- writing to discuss, this strategy can help us to examine, and debate what we have read or studied. 2- Writing to summarize, where we write to narrow down a large amount of information into small pieces. Also, writers most often write in order to target a group of people who would be interested on materials you provide, this group of people are considered as your audience. For example, writing an essay for accounting class, or for sociology class I would have a two different types of audience. Every paper has a different tone than the other. The tone is the path which every paper drives the writer to where he/she should be more series, or loose. Writers use different types of tones, based on inspiring, persuade, inform, and more.

There are eight parts of speech. Noun, a word to identify people, things, or places. Verb, a word to identify an action, or state. Adjective, a word used to describe the state of someone, or something. Adverb, a word, or phrase to describe the condition of something at a certain place, or a certain time. Pronoun, a word identifies someone, or something indirectly. Preposition, a word used to narrow down a location, or to modify other word in the sentence. Conjunction, a word, or phrase used to connect between the sentences. Lastly, interjection, a word used to express how we feel or, how we respond to a certain situation.

The modes of writing consist in four ways. First, descriptive writing which involves more touching details for the reader. Second, narrative writing more like a storytelling of an event to share a message or, an advice. Third, expository writing is to bring the light of an idea to the public with supporting details. Lastly, persuasive writing to persuade the readers about a certain point, and how would be better this way.

Outlines can help us to easily organize and arrange all the information we have gathered. There are two types o outlines. First, a working outline which includes a working thesis, main ideas, and supporting ideas. Second, a detailed outline which include all parts from the working outline, in addition to the research you plan to add in your paper.

Drafting is the second step of the academic writing process where you organize the information’s from your pre-writing stage. On the drafting process you will form the main ideas into a sentence, to follow along, this called a thesis statement. The drafting key elements are; 1- Relies heavily on pre-writing. 2- To work through ideas. 3- Relies heavily on revision. 4- Is not about perfection.

Introduction is important to grab the reader attention, and to give the reader a roadmap to know what to expect. Also, the conclusion plays a major role in your paper to summarize your findings, and to remind the reader of the major points in your paper, should be quick and simple.