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IGCSE Directed Writing Guide

This document provides guidance on how to successfully complete a directed writing question. It explains that the question will ask the test taker to read a passage and use their understanding of it to write a new text in a specified form for a given audience. It emphasizes using ideas from the original text and developing them in the response. It also provides tips on considering the content, register, audience and purpose of the response. The document stresses writing in your own words, answering all parts of the question fully and adapting the source material appropriately to the required format and viewpoint.

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IGCSE Directed Writing Guide

This document provides guidance on how to successfully complete a directed writing question. It explains that the question will ask the test taker to read a passage and use their understanding of it to write a new text in a specified form for a given audience. It emphasizes using ideas from the original text and developing them in the response. It also provides tips on considering the content, register, audience and purpose of the response. The document stresses writing in your own words, answering all parts of the question fully and adapting the source material appropriately to the required format and viewpoint.

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  • Directed Writing Instructions
  • Top Tips
  • Examiner's Advice

Directed Writing

This question asks you to read a passage and


then use your understanding of the passage to
write a new text in a given form and for a given audience.
You are marked for how many ideas you use from the text
and how you develop them.
[Link] Passage A

[Link] and deconstruct the question (work out what it w


ants from you) CRAPF.

[Link] to Passage A and skim read for ideas to use in your


response (underline or tick the details that are relevant).

[Link] out which register (voice) you will be writing in.

[Link] out who you are writing to.

[Link] out why you are writing the text.

[Link] three different coloured highlighters (one for each bullet point)
to highlight relevant information in the text. Use this to help you plan
your response.

[Link] 2 minutes to plan your response REMEMBER to write in the


format asked for in the question.
Use the bullet points to help you. Make sure you have material for
each bullet point.

[Link] your response.

[Link] a few minutes checking your response afterwards.


Remember that you get 5 marks for writing, so your use of
paragraphs, spelling, punctuation, sentences and vocabulary are all
important.
Top Tips:

Remember to use the bullet points! You should write equal amounts
for each bullet point (try giving 5 points to score 5)

Make sure that your points are relevant to the bullet


points and that you are not just re-telling the story.(write in your own
words)

Develop your ideas by explaining what the details from the passage
suggest about the character/place/situation/feelings/mood etc.

Remember to use your own words! If you just copy the words from
the passage, then the examiner cannot tell if you understand them.

Content= What you have to write about it.

Register= Who you have to write as.


What style will be appropriate?

Audience= Who you need to write for?

Purpose= Why you are writing, e.g. to advise, persuade


etc.

Form= Type of writing, e.g. feature article, speech,


interview etc.
Examiner’s Advice:
•Candidates must change the language of the passages in
response to in order to achieve a higher Reading and
Writing mark.
•Answer all parts of the question, giving equal attention to
each of the three sections
•Answer in your own words and adapt material from the
passage to the form and viewpoint of theresponse
•Use all the main ideas in the passage and use detail to
support them
•Develop and extend some of the ideas
relevantly
•Create a suitable voice, tone and style for the persona in
the response.

Directed Writing This question asks you to read a passage and then use your understanding of the passage to write a new text
Top Tips: Remember to use the bullet points! You should write equal amounts for each bullet point (try giving 5 points to s
Examiner’s Advice: •Candidates must change the language of the passages in response to in order to achieve a higher Reading

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