GCSE Writing AO5(a) Use tone, style and register for different forms, purposes & audiences

For a list of resources that cover this specific curriculum element SCROLL DOWN

GCSE English Language > Writing
AO5(a) Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences: producing clear and coherent text: writing effectively for different purposes and audiences: to describe, narrate, explain, instruct, give and respond to information, and argue; selecting vocabulary, grammar, form, and structural and organisational features judiciously to reflect audience, purpose and context; using language imaginatively and creatively; using information provided by others to write in different forms; maintaining a consistent point of view; maintaining coherence and consistency across a text

Source:  DfE (2013), English Language GCSE subject content and assessment objectives.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-english-language-and-gcse-english-literature-new-content

  • Related Functional Skills English links: 
  • Related Adult Literacy curriculum links: 
  • Related Adult ESOL curriculum elements: 

Writing techniques (for Level 2 Functional English reading)

This is new from Sept 2015 for L2 reading.
It is a list of writing techniques – the name of the technique, a description and an example.

Editor’s note (updated 7/5/2017)
Also ideal for GCSE English revision.
Covers 14 techniques: similes, hyperbole, alliteration, rhetorical questions, superlatives, personification, analogy, colloquialisms, cliches, onomatopoeia, oxymorons, imperatives, metaphors and emotive language.

Level
Level 2
GCSE L1-5
English
GCSE English Reading AO2 Explain & analyse language & structure
GCSE Writing AO5(a) Use tone, style and register for different forms, purposes & audiences
FE L1.12 Recognise that language & other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences & purposes
FE L2.14 Understand how textual features/devices can shape meaning for different audiences/purposes
Wt/L2.6
Adult Lit Wt/L2.5 Use formal & informal language appropriate to purpose & audience
Subscribe to GCSE Writing AO5(a) Use tone, style and register for different forms, purposes & audiences