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GROUP:2

TOPIC: WRITING SKILLS

           AND
           IT'S TYPES 
DISTRIBUTION OF TOPICS     
MALAIKA  Writing skill basic and importance 
SHAHID
HAFSA Types name and expository writing
BUTT

MALAIKA Descriptive writing

BHATTI

EMAN
Narrative and persuasive writing
AZAM

ZOHA How to improve writing skill and

RAMZAN conclusion 
WHAT IS WRITING SKILLS?                     
• Writing skills are the skills you use to write effec-
tively and succinctly (clear and concisely) Writing '' The process of
putting ideas into words 
and arranging them for a reader '' 
Good writer 
• Someone who can communicate their point to
their audience without using too much fluff
and in a way that the other person can under- Skills '' The ability to do
stand.          something well ''
 '' if you want
to change the
world pick up
your pen and
write  ''
-Martin Luther  

  
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 IMPORTANCE 
IN DAILY ROUTINE  IN ACADEMIC  IN PROFESSIONAL LIFE 

• In expressing our thoughts • During exams  • Helpful in getting job  

• Daily journal writing • Letter writing  • In writing resume 

• Improve our imagination 

• Application writing • In article writing 

• In Building creative ideas • In Notes making • Email writing 

• In  communication with  • In assignment  • In project presentation 

 friends

• In giving reviews  • Essay writing • In Blog writing 

 Types of writing skills

1- Expository
Writing    

2- Narrative 3- Descriptive
Writing    Writing         
   

   4- Persuasive 
Writing       
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1- EXPOSITORY WRITING                           
• Expository writing, as its name implies, is writing that
exposes facts.
•  Explains and educates its readers, rather than enter-
taining or attempting to persuade them. 
Example: 
•  When you read a scholarly article, a textbook page, a
news report, or an instructional guide, you’re reading
expository writing. 
Expository writing is Expository writing is
not
•Factual •The author’s opinion
•Usually presented in •An attempt to change
a linear format the reader’s mind or
•Always presented in shape their perspective
a logical format •Subjective
•Objective •Nonlinear or otherwise
•Clear about its pur- unconventional in
pose how it presents content
2- DESCRIPTIVE WRITING                          
•  Descriptive writing is to describe a person, place or
thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the
reader's mind.

Example :
1. I felt tired at work today.
2.  As the day wore on at work, I felt a cramp beginning
to form at the nape of my neck, my eyes began to feel
droopy, and the computer screen in front of me began
blurring.
 TECHNIQUES                         
Metaphors are used to compare a thing or eg He’s the black sheep of our family. 
Metaphors person to something else that has similar
qualities

compare one thing with another, using the eg ‘The warrior was as brave and fear-
Similes words ‘as’ and ‘like’. less as a lion on the battlefield’.

Sensory writing depicts a scene through eg When the cool water splashed my
Sensory writing your senses.  face, the contrast made me realize just
how red-hot my skin had gotten

When you attribute a human quality or eg ‘The chair squeaked as I started to

Personification
   emotion to an inanimate object rock it to and fro..’

They are used to exaggerate and create a  eg ‘The army rained down their arrows
Hyperbole lasting impression on the reader as the enemy approached the castle
walls’.
3- NARRATIVE WRITING                             
 Narrative writing is, essentially, story writing.
 A narrative can be fiction or nonfiction.
 It can also occupy the space between these as a
semi-autobiographical story, historical fiction, or a
dramatized retelling of actual events.

it's characteristics:
• Descriptive language
• Characters
• Plot
• Narrative structure
4- PERSUASIVE WRITING                           
• Persuasive writing is any written work that tries to
convince the reader of the writer’s opinion.
• Persuasive writing tries to appeal to emotion along-
side factual evidence and data to support its claims. 

Style in which it implies:

• Advertising
• Public speeches
• Public service announcements
• Critical reviews
HOW TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL?
 Review grammar and spelling basics 

    
 Read about what you want to write.

 Proofread when you write 

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 Get feedback from experience person

Think about structure like making

 outlines 
Practice Writing on daily basis .
 CONCLUSION
1. What is writing?
2. what is writing skills? 
3. Types of writing
• Expository writing 
• Descriptive writing 
• Narrative writing 
• Persuasive writing 
So what should we do from our side?
I think so we should work on different areas to improve our  writing
skills so in that way it can help us to become a better communica-
tor overall and  it will also help us in future during our personal as
well as professional life.
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Thank you
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