A writing strategy is a framework that guides your thought process and helps you develop your points quicker and more effectively. Writing strategy is especially important because it will help you use the prompt and bullet points in an optimised manner and, therefore, maximise your Writing score. If you haven't already, make sure you've read · · Understanding what is being tested in Writing before starting this guide.
5W1H stands for What, Why, When, Where, Who, and How. It is the most basic form of writing strategy.
This writing strategy is simple to use and helps develop your points by asking basic questions about the prompt and bullet points.
To use this strategy, simply follow the steps below.
This writing strategy is a little more complex than the 5W1H strategy, but tends to produce much better academic writing and, therefore, higher writing scores.
This writing strategy is analytical in nature, so if you have a strong analytical mindset this writing strategy could work very well for you.
To use this strategy, simply follow the steps below.
The persuasion strategy is the most complex writing strategy among the three. It is a complex strategy because description, exemplification, reasoning, comparison, and ordering must all be used to produce your writing, and the objective of persuasive writing is to convince the reader to adopt a particular stance, action, or opinion.
When done well, the Persuasion strategy offers the widest opportunity to showcase your grammar skills and vocabulary skills. This also means that (when done well) this strategy tends to produce the highest marks.
To use this strategy, follow the steps below.
Picking the right strategy largely depends on the writing prompt and the bullet points given to you. Depending on how the question is asked, you will need to pick the right strategy to answer. For example, consider the following bullet points:
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If the writing prompt and bullet points allow for more than one strategy, then picking the right strategy will largely depend on your personal strengths and writing preference.
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No matter which strategy you choose, the key to success is practice. For many, writing is a learned process and it takes practice to carry out the strategy properly.
Practise your chosen strategy with our Linguaskill Writing mock questions . Check your practice writing with our model answers to reinforce your learning.
Explore all three writing strategies while you practise. Once you've gone through a couple of mock questions, you should start to get a feel of which of the three strategies works best for you. Stick with the strategy you're most confident or comfortable with, keep practicing, and you should do well in the writing test.
