What i want to say brochure (2)

“What I want to say…”

What improvements have I noticed in my sentences?

Making my writing professional.

Things to think about

before

you start

Things to think about

writing…

Does ‘What I Want To Say’ make sense? 

Does my sentence answer what I have been asked to do? Do I need to check that I am talking about the topic, or question, in

finished writing…

Do my sentences answer ‘What I Want To Say’?  

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Will ‘What I Want To Say’ talk about someone or something?

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Will my ‘What I Want To Say’ talk about what that someone

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Have I kept thoughts that are linked together in one sentence?

Do I need to separate my thoughts out into two sentences if ‘What I Want To Say’ seems confusing?

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Should I read my sentences aloud to see if sound correct? (sometimes, just by reading your sentence aloud you can see if you have built it correctly)

Do I know how to tell what these two parts are? Do I need someone to explain these to me?

Has the way that I have built my sentence answered what I want to say?

‘What I Want To Say’?

or something is doing or being?

after you have

Are my sentences spelled correctly? 

Have I checked to see that all the words that I have written or copied are correct?

Are my sentences laid out properly on my page? 

Have I followed the presentation policy?

Do I need to think about my sentences actually being in paragraphs? 

Are there parts of ‘What I Want To Say’ that are different from the sentences that I have already used? Do I need to actually put these into a different paragraph?

Do I know what my sentence is doing?

Does ‘What I Want To Say’ have to do something specific? 

Is my sentence comparing, contrasting, exploring or explaining something?

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Maybe I can read aloud my sentence to somebody and see if it has answered the question or explained something to them?

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Maybe I should ask for help if I am unsure about how to make ‘What I Want To Say’ answer?

Can ‘What I Want To Say’ can be said in one sentence? 

Is there any other information that is linked to ‘What I Want To Say’? Do I need to think about adding it to my sentence?

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when I think about it, does it seem like it should be in two

Am I using the correct punctuation in my sentence? 

Can ‘What I Want To Say’ be said in one sentence? Or, sentences?

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Can I add any more detail in to explain ‘What I Want To Say?’

Should I read my work aloud to hear if I have used commas correctly? Maybe this will help me understand where I should put commas?

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If my punctuation is bringing two thoughts together, have I put it in the right place?

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Does my punctuation need help me explain ‘What I Want To Say’? For example, if my sentence is listing lots of thoughts together, do my commas separate them correctly?

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Should I ask someone to look over my punctuation for me?

Do I know how to join two of my thoughts together in one sentence? (‘The Things I Want To Say’) 

Do I know what words to use to bring my thoughts together?

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Or, do I know what punctuation I should be using that will bring my thoughts together to make a full sentence?

Things to think about when you are writing…

Connectives to….

Do I know how to start my sentence? 

Compare...

However, although, except, unless, similarly, alternatively...

Talk about time...

Firstly, Secondly, next, then, finally, meanwhile, afterwards...

To add to something...

And, moreover, also, , in addition, as well as...

Is my sentence only a few words long? Can I understand

To show a cause or an

‘What I Want To Say’ without looking back at a title or

effect...

Because, therefore, as a result of, consequently...

What am I being asked to do? Do I need to start my sentence in a certain way?

Is my sentence explaining ‘What I Want To Say’? 

Am I still writing about the topic or question? Do I need to check I haven’t started writing about something different?

Am I writing in full sentences? 

question? 

Is my sentence complete because I have started with a capital letter and finished with a full stop?

Am I using the correct words to bring all the ‘Things That I Want To Say Together’? 

Do I know what words will bring the ‘Things I Want To Say’ together?

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Have I chosen the best connectives to join up all my

thoughts into one sentence? 

Should I ask for help if I am unsure about the right words to choose?