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Situational Writing Formats and Tips - Cheatsheet

The document discusses different formats for situational writing including informal letters, emails, formal emails, formal letters, speeches, reports/proposals, and articles. It provides guidelines on the key components of each format including salutations, sign-offs, and other structural elements. The document also provides tips for analysing the writing task and developing paragraphs in a situational writing response.

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Situational Writing Formats and Tips - Cheatsheet

The document discusses different formats for situational writing including informal letters, emails, formal emails, formal letters, speeches, reports/proposals, and articles. It provides guidelines on the key components of each format including salutations, sign-offs, and other structural elements. The document also provides tips for analysing the writing task and developing paragraphs in a situational writing response.

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Situational Writing

Formats and Tips


1. Informal letter

123 Bishan Street 23


Your address #16-78
Singapore 345123

Date 29 June 2022

Salutation Dear Uncle Joe

Body Paragraphs 1-5

Love
Sign-off Debbie

2. Informal email

Recipient’s email
To: [email protected]
address

Subject Subject: My next holiday destination

Salutation Dear Cousin Azman

Body Paragraphs 1-5t

Love
Sign-off Indra
3. Formal email

Recipient’s email
To: [email protected]
address

Subject: Suggestion for next year's


Subject Secondary One orientation

Salutation Dear Mr Azman

Body Paragraph 1 5

Yours sincerely
Sign-off Indra Hamdan

4. Formal letter

123 Bishan Street 23


Your address #16-78
Singapore 345123

Date 29 June 2022

Mr Joe Chua
Recipient’s name, Store Manager
position, company The Sports Store
and address 100 Orchard Road
Singapore 345678

Dear Mr Chua or Dear Sir/Madam


Salutation (if you do not know the recipient’s name)

Subject Commendation on service staff

Body Paragraphs 1-5

Yours sincerely or Yours faithfully


Sign-off (if you do not know the recipient’s name)
Debbie Tan
5. Speech

Good morning / afternoon /evening


Greeting Principal, Vice-principals, teachers
and fellow schoolmates.

Body Paragraphs 1-5

6. Report/Proposal (that is not via a letter / email)

Recipient’s position To: Principal


and name Mrs Laura Chong

Your name From: Debbie Tan

Subject Report / Proposal on…

Body Paragraphs 1-5

7. Article (newspaper / newsletter / magazine)

Your name From: Debbie Tan

Byline Report / Proposal on…

Body Paragraphs 1-5


STEPS

1. Read the question

2. Analyse the question using FLAPTW

Format: Which of the seven formats above should you use?


Language: Formal / Informal
Audience:To whom are you writing?
Purpose: What are you writing for?
(e.g. To propose an activity for the end-of-year programme)

Tone: Is always stated in the last few lines of the question


Writer: Who are you writing as?

3. Introduction paragraph

Formal: Introduce yourself / your title (e.g. CCA chairperson)


Informal: Pleasantries (e.g. I hope that you are well.)
State your purpose

4. Body paragraphs

1 bullet point = 1 paragraph


Always elaborate, no matter what

5. Conclusion paragraph

Remind the reader of your purpose / What you hope for /


What you want them to consider
Thank the reader for considering / Well-wishes

6. Ensure that you have met the minimum word limit. In general,
you should write 1.5 pages (if you do not leave a line).

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