Transactional writing

Writing intended to achieve a practical purpose for a particular audience, such as informing, advising or persuading.

Writing that communicates with an audience for a particular purpose, such as informing, advising or persuading, in a specified non-fiction form.

Transactional writing means writing to communicate with particular people for a particular purpose. Instead of analysing somebody else’s writing, you become the writer: you decide how to explain ideas, organise them and influence your audience.

Writing intended to communicate with a particular audience for a practical purpose, such as informing, advising or persuading.

Non-fiction writing intended to communicate with a particular audience for a practical purpose, such as informing, advising or persuading.

Transactional writing is non-fiction written to communicate with a particular audience for a practical purpose. A blog might advise readers; a newspaper article might explain a local problem and persuade the community to respond. Your task is not just to give opinions about a topic.

Writing shaped to achieve a particular purpose for a particular audience, in a specified form.

Writing that serves a practical purpose for a particular reader, such as a letter proposing improvements or a review helping readers choose a book.

Transactional writing serves a practical purpose; persuasive writing tries to influence a reader; discursive writing explores ideas through reasoned discussion. These purposes can overlap. A letter might explain a problem and persuade someone to solve it.

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Edexcel GCSE English Language · 1EN0

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