Transactional Writing Skills Worksheet
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Transactional Writing Skills Worksheet
Purpose, audience and tone
Transactional writing communicates with a reader to achieve a clear purpose. The writer adapts the content, structure and tone to suit the audience.
- I am writing to ask the council to reconsider its plan to close the riverside path.
- Yesterday, I went for a walk and saw three ducks near the bridge.
- The river is a long stretch of water that flows towards the sea.
- I cannot decide whether I like walking or cycling more.
- Email to a close friend about a weekend plan
- Report giving findings to a council committee
- Speech encouraging teenagers to volunteer
- Letter asking a business to correct a mistake
- Polite and firm
- Friendly and informal
- Objective and factual
- Engaging and relatable
Structure and useful choices
A well-organised transactional text helps its reader follow the message. Formal letters usually introduce the reason for writing, develop points in a clear order and finish with a suitable closing.
- Everyone knows that closing the path would be terrible.
- The path is used daily by walkers and cyclists travelling between the housing estate and the shops.
- I like the path more than any other place.
- The council should simply do what I say.
Plan and write
Scenario: The council is considering closing a riverside path. Your task is to write to a local councillor and persuade them to keep it open. Consider who will read your message, what you want them to do and which reasons will support your view.
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