🎯 Planning Your Transactional Text

1. What type of transactional text are you writing?

Letter

Email

Report

Review

Article

Other: _________________

2. Audience: Who will read your writing?

3. Purpose: What do you want to achieve? (persuade, inform, explain, argue)

📝 Organising Your Ideas

4. Introduction: Write key words/phrases to introduce your purpose or main opinion

5. Main Point 1:

Key idea: _________________________________________________

Supporting details/examples:

6. Main Point 2:

Key idea: _________________________________________________

Supporting details/examples:

7. Main Point 3:

Key idea: _________________________________________________

Supporting details/examples:

🔗 Language Features & Conclusion

8. Linking Words and Phrases: Circle the ones you plan to use

Firstly, Secondly, Finally

However, Although, Despite

For example, Such as, Including

Therefore, As a result, Consequently

In addition, Furthermore, Moreover

In conclusion, To summarise, Overall

9. Conclusion: Write key words/phrases to summarise or restate your purpose

10. Call to Action: What do you want your reader to do or think?

Transactional Writing Planner

Transactional Writing Planner

🎯 Planning Your Transactional Text

📝 Organising Your Ideas

🔗 Language Features & Conclusion

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