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An introduction to advisory writing for GCSE students or keystage 3
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Advise
What is advice?
Under what circumstances might a person need to offer or
receive advice?
What determines whether the advice a person is offered is
followed or ignored?
What text types tend to be used to present advice?
What are the features of an advisory text?
How to create influential advisory
texts
writing features
The tone adopted is likely to be authorative but friendly depending on the target
audience
Remain in role throughout
In my professional opinion...
Many people ask me if...
In the last 5 years, countless clients...
As an authority in the field, I...
Make sure the advice given is structured and clearly
expressed so that it is easily understood and simple to
follow
Follow these 5 simple guidelines...
Step 1...2...3
Your first task should be to...
The next thing you could consider...
Firstly.....next.....finally
Be encouraging and seek to motivate your audience
Don’t worry about...
You will achieve success if you...
Boost your confidence by...
It’s never too late to...
In no time at all you’ll...
Before you know it, you will...
Offer choices and ensure that the audience retains their
autonomy – you are offering options rather than dictating a direction that they MUST take!
You might like to try...
Why not...
Alternatively you could...
If this doesn’t suit you, then...
Another approach could be to...
Once you have decided...
Make good use of modal verbs to reinforce the idea of choice
Could
should
might
ought to
may
can
At the same time, as the text develops, don’t be afraid to use
imperatives in order to emphasize the importance of
your guidance
Try to find out...
Don’t let yourself...
Ask a friend to...
Keep a careful record of...
Remember to...
A week later, make a point of...
Take the opportunity to...
Encourage your audience to engage and actively participate
in the advisory process by using...
A multi-choice self assessment
A quick quiz
Use of direct 2nd person address
Use of rhetorical questions
Examples of success achieved by
others in a similar position
How to create influential advisory
texts
Structure
Use a provocative or attention-grabbing title
The opening paragraph should motivate your audience to read further – make it clear what the benefits are for their investment
of time
The main body is likely to offer several pieces of advice in a clear and logical order – try
including:
•Bullet points•Headings & subheadings
•Brief paragraphs•Supportive evidence
•Checklists
The conclusion should summarise the advice offered, and encourage the reader to
take action.
Past paper questionsGCSE
You are an Agony Aunt for a teenage magazine. Respond to a letter from a 14
year old girl whose friends are pressuring her into taking up smoking. She doesn’t want to smoke and needs your advice on how to keep her friends
without giving in to peer pressure.
Imagine you are a sports personality. Write an advice sheet for young people
about what it takes to be successful.
Write an article for your school magazine in which you advise students on the importance of being healthy and
how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Write a letter to a relative who is taking up teaching as a career. Use your
experience as a student to give advice to this new teacher on how to deal with
a difficult class.
The School Meals Service is seeking advice from students about how to make their meals more attractive to
their customers. Write a letter to the Manager of the School Meals Service in
which you offer your suggestions.