Persuasive Writing See what you can achieve by completing the Persuasive Writing Level. What you can do now What you will be able to do at the end of the Persuasive Writing Level Taken from the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Content Report on complex issues, underlining the relevant salient issues Expand and support points of view at some length with subsidiary points, reasons and relevant examples Express your point of view at some length Write lengthy reports on complex subjects Express yourself precisely, differentiating the finer shades of meaning in more complex situations Write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure which helps your reader notice and remember significant points Write effective summaries of professional documents Grammar Consistently maintain a high degree of grammatical control Make very few grammatical errors that are difficult to spot Maintain consistent grammatical control of complex language Vocabulary Use a wide range of words and expressions to express yourself in an appropriate style on professional topics Confidently overcome any gaps in your knowledge with circumlocutions Not make any major vocabulary errors Use a broad range of words and expressions and have an awareness of connotative levels of meaning Consistently use wide range of correct and appropriate vocabulary Spelling and Punctuation Correctly spell most words (although slight errors may occur) Use a wide range of punctuation marks (although some slight errors may occur) Spell most words correctly apart from a few occasional slips Use a wide range of appropriate punctuation marks to effectively guide your reader through your texts Style Use organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices effectively Write clear, well-structured, and detailed texts Emphasise the most important issues in your writing Select a writing style that is appropriate for the reader Create coherent and cohesive documents, making full and appropriate use of a variety of organisational patterns and a wide range of connectors and other cohesive devices Write clear, smoothly flowing text in an appropriate style Use idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms correctly and appropriately Flexibly reformulate ideas in differing linguistic forms to convey finer shades of meaning precisely, to differentiate and to eliminate ambiguity Layout Use layout and paragraphing that is consistently helpful for your reader Provide an appropriate and effective logical structure which helps the reader to find significant points
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