The aim of this text is to equip students with the skills needed to read and respond to non-literary modes of writing in line with the various GCSE and Standard Grade English syllabus requirements. Each unit provides a variety of assignments enabling students to understand various styles, plus suggestions for oral work and examples of writing. There are special sections at the end of each unit which contain longer, more detailed coursework assignments. Each unit also includes a list of key words and key techniques. Units cover the following writing styles: autobiography, interests and beliefs, arguing a case, newspapers and magazines, publicity, the natural world, travel, letters, diaries and factual narratives.
- ISBN10 0198311664
- ISBN13 9780198311669
- Publish Date 1 October 1989
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 23 June 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English