The Wonderful World of Writing

How to improve written work - some pointers!

Have you ever written a boring piece of work?  Was it boring because you didn't have the skills to make it better?  Would you like to learn these skills? There are just four easy steps! Then why not download this help sheet to get you started?

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Sentence openers

Do your sentences always start with the same thing?  If they do, they shouldn't!!  Have a look at this SENTENCE OPENERS sheet and see if they will help you.

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Helpful connectives

Another way of making your written work more interesting and exciting is to use HELPFUL CONNECTIVES.  Instead of writing 'It was a hot day and I went home for tea' try 'It was a hot day so I went home for tea'.  This sheet contains a few connectives but it isn't exhaustive!

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Ambitious vocabulary

A good way to up level your written work is to use AMBITIOUS VOCABULARY.  Instead of writing 'big' try 'enormous', instead of writing 'she said' try 'she shrieked', instead of writing 'it was a hot day' try 'the sun's rays baked the ground like an oven.'  Get the idea? 

Try this Ambitious Vocabulary help sheet.

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Punctuation Pyramid

Most school children have heard of Ros Wilson's Punctuation Pyramid.  Here is the pyramid, with a few additions - using good punctuation will ALWAYS improve your writing!

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