1. WRITING SKILLS
Writing skills are the skills you use to write effectively. A good writer is
someone who can communicate their point to their audience.
Writing skills don’t just include the physical act of writing. Skills like
research, planning and outlining, editing, revising, spelling and grammar,
and organization are critical components of the writing process.
Writing skills are the abilities used to clearly communicate ideas through
writing in various forms. Technical knowledge about writing
conventions, style guides and formatting for different situations is also
an important part of writing abilities. Knowing what situations call for
different styles of writing and being able to set an appropriate tone over
text are both good writing abilities that any person can use at work.
2. Elements
• Purpose: the purpose of your writing is the main idea(s) you want the reader to
take away. In most professional writing, you directly state the purpose in the first
sentence or two.
• Audience: your audience typically includes the readers you want to read the piece,
and in some cases, you may consider a general audience who may come across
your piece as part of your secondary audience.
• Clarity: clarity is how easily and accurately readers can understand your purpose
and the supporting features of your piece.
• Unity: unity addresses whether every segment of the piece at the word-level,
sentence-level, paragraph-level and section-level all relate to one another and
emphasises or supports the purpose.
• Coherence: a coherent piece is one that is well-organised on every level, where
the ideas expressed in the piece relate and each segment leads the reader to the
next segment.
3. KINDS OF WRITING ABILITIES
• Writing abilities you may use in an educational or professional setting:
• Research
• Research allows writers to find accurate information and best
practices related to writing in a particular style or about a particular
piece of content. Writers often write about subjects that they are not
familiar with, so finding quality sources quickly is an important skill.
The information from research may also inspire you to write more
content.
4. • Organization
• Organization in writing refers to the ability to put ideas into an easy-to-
understand and logical order, which you do by outlining. Outlining is creating
a plan for the structure and flow of a piece of writing. Good writing needs to
have a logical structure in order to make sense to a reader. Your ability to
organize sentences and paragraphs in the most interesting way influences
how others perceive you and understand the point of your writing.
• Reading comprehension
• This skill is your ability to read a passage, understand the context, content
and subtext and retain the information you've read. Reading comprehension
skills help you respond to prompts, reply to messages and learn about new
content. People use reading comprehension skills to assess the tone and
main idea of a piece of writing. Having good reading comprehension also
helps you edit your own work by determining if you communicate a point
effectively from the perspective of a reader.
5. • Editing
• Editing refers to being able to review your work for issues with clarity,
structure, coherence, accuracy and language. Editing also involves
reading your own writing from another perspective and considering
how well it suits your goals. You may write multiple drafts of a piece
because you keep editing and revising to make it easier to read,
clearer, more concise and better organised. When editing your own
work, think about your word choice and tone, removing any irrelevant
phrases.
6. • Proofreading
• Proofreading is the ability to review a piece for sentence-level items,
like grammar, punctuation, spelling, word choice and other minor
errors. Being able to proofread your own work is a highly sought-after
skill because some writers find it challenging to catch smaller errors in
their work. And being able to proofread others' work is an equally
important skill because your employer or colleagues may ask you to
proofread documents.
7. • Critical thinking
• Critical thinking in writing involves carefully considering a topic or
passage and determining if it meets the overall goals of the piece. A
few goals may include clarity, accuracy and relevance. Critical thinking
in writing can also mean using research to support your points or craft
arguments against research.
9. •Types of writing
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1. Narrative writing
• In narrative writing, the writer tells a story about real life experiences. While writing a narrative writing,
the writer try to involve the reader by making the story as vivid as possible.
• Example
• For example, the writer is writing a story of particular experience.
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1. Descriptive writing
• A descriptive writing paints a picture with words. Descriptive writing try to communicate a deeper
message through the description. In descriptive writing the writer show thoughts by using colourful
words and sensory details.
• Example
• For example, descriptive writing about the trip to park, the writer would give great details about what he
experienced.
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10. 1. Persuasive writing
• Persuasive writing is that type of writing in which the presenter share information and convince the
readers to believe in an idea or opinion and take an action. The writer give arguments or suggestions
and convince the readers logically.
• Example
• A writer from particular company try to convince the people to buy a particular product.
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1. Expository writing
• In an expository writing, the writer explain or define a topic using facts, figures and examples. In
expository writing the writer full details about the topic or theme.
• Example
• For example, an expository writing with step by step instruction on how to make a Chicken Biryani.
