Navigating the Craft of Writing (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Voice in writing
Voice in writing
Distinctive personality & attitude that sets work apart
Style in writing
Style in writing
Deliberate technique choices: syntax, imagery, rhythm
Register in writing
Register in writing
Formality of language adapted to audience & context
Syntax variation per 200 words
Syntax variation per 200 words
3 long sentences, 3 short sentences, 2 fragments
Diction balance %
Diction balance %
70% concrete, 20% abstract, 10% vernacular words
Band 6 compositions show
Band 6 compositions show
Authenticity & professionalism with unique sensibility
Creating intimacy uses
Creating intimacy uses
Fragments, short sentences, 1st person, concrete nouns
Establishing authority uses
Establishing authority uses
Complex sentences, Latinate vocab, measured clauses
Generating urgency uses
Generating urgency uses
Imperatives, dashes, active verbs, present tense
Register spectrum levels
Register spectrum levels
Formal, conversational, intimate, colloquial