OVERVIEW OF SITUATIONAL WRITING
Report
Letter
Purpose
● Report an incident/event
● Propose an idea/
recommend /
give feedback
● Propose/suggest an idea
● Complain / give feedback
● Appeal / request
● Apply for
● Appreciate/ keep in touch
● Persuade – to take action /
participate in something
● Inform / warn / advise
● Propose an idea
● Inspire
● Entertain
● Inspire
● Inform
● Persuade
Audience
Principal/ Teachers/ Parents/
school/ Class/ CCA
Principal/ teacher
relatives/friends/alumni/external
organisation /public/ parents
Authorities/School
mates/Classmates/ CCA
mates/Parents/Students from
other schools
Whole school/ community/
public
Context
READ the QUESTION carefully. Personalise the scenario. Pretend that it is real.
Use ALL RELEVANT information from brief & visual text but REPHRASE them in your own words. Wholesale lifting will not be graded.
Develop the situation by adding your own relevant, concrete and vivid details (This will differentiate the ‘A’ and ‘C’ scripts)
(Always Formal)
(situation)
(Formal & Informal)
Email
(Formal & informal)
Tone
Generally formal and polite
Use modals like ‘will’ and
‘would’ to adjust your
politeness
● To family / friend: warm, friendly
● To organisation: sincere /concerned /
enthusiastic, depending on purpose
Format
To: (Full name, designation)
Sender’s address
To: (email add)
Heading
Subj: ______
(Body)
Receiver’s full name
Designation
Organisation
Address address
Reported by:
Date
Body
Salutation
Closing
(Signature)
(Full name)
(Position/ Status)
Salutation
(Full Name)
Heading
Intro
-Background
- Purpose
Body
Closing
(Signature)
(Full Name)
PROOFREAD. BE NEAT. Leave a line, Write in bigger font and STANDARD handwriting
Mrs Yuen 2023, Clementi Town Sec Sch
Speech
(Formal & Informal)
● Formal events: polite,
respectful
● To promote event/cause:
persuasive, passionate
● To peers: warm, friendly
Heading
Intro:
Greetings / Hook / Purpose /
Summary
Body:
Techniques to engage
- Rule of 3
- rhetorical question
- personal anecdote
- literary devices, analogy etc.
- Shorter sentences for easy
understanding
Conclusion
Key message, call to action, link to
future
Written by:
(Full Name)
News/Features
(Formal & Informal)
● For serious topic: formal
● For travel/lifestyle: less
formal, engaging, lively
Heading
Written by: Full Name
Lede / Hook:
Qn / Personal anecdote / Setting /
Action
Summary:
5W1H
Body:
Vivid details
Interview (optional)
Conclusion