Rules of WritingRules of Writing

Live them, love them, learn Live them, love them, learn them, USE THEM!them, USE THEM!

Formal WritingFormal Writing Types of formal writingTypes of formal writing

EssaysEssays Transactive piecesTransactive pieces

writing from an writing from an informed writer to a informed writer to a less informed reader less informed reader

Research essaysResearch essays

Other types of transactive Other types of transactive writingwriting

persuasive essay persuasive essay business letterbusiness letter proposalproposal reviewreview commentarycommentary editorial writingeditorial writing letter to editorletter to editor interviewinterview written speechwritten speech brochurebrochure consumer informationconsumer information feature articlefeature article instructionsinstructions

Informal WritingInformal Writing

TypesTypes

Personal narrativePersonal narrative Fiction Fiction

Short storyShort story Novel Novel Graphic novelGraphic novel

Comic Comic

Poetry Poetry

Rules of Formal Writing Rules of Formal Writing

Do not use pronounsDo not use pronouns II WeWe MeMe UsUs TheyThey

You is sometimes You is sometimes accepted, but not in accepted, but not in an accusatory an accusatory manner.manner.

Rules of Formal WritingRules of Formal Writing Do not use Do not use

contractionscontractions

Can’t Can’t Won’t Won’t Don’t Don’t Couldn’tCouldn’t They’re They’re

Etc.Etc. This will eliminate This will eliminate

silly mistakes in using silly mistakes in using the wrong word. the wrong word.

Rules of Formal WritingRules of Formal Writing

Never complainNever complain Never whineNever whine Never foot-stompNever foot-stomp Never accuse Never accuse

othersothers

Rules of Formal WritingRules of Formal Writing

Keep your Keep your emotions out of it!emotions out of it!

Keep your passion, Keep your passion, but watch your but watch your writing. writing.

Rules of Formal WritingRules of Formal Writing

Always know what Always know what you are talking you are talking aboutabout

ResearchResearch

Be informativeBe informative

Be conciseBe concise

Rules of Formal WritingRules of Formal Writing

ALWAYSALWAYS perform perform

P.R.I.D.P.R.I.D.E.E.

Rules of Rules of InformalInformal WritingWriting

Rules of grammar Rules of grammar applyapply

Rules of Rules of punctuation applypunctuation apply

Know what the Know what the rules are and how rules are and how to break themto break them