Writing Structures
For thirty-minute selective school test writing prompts
Universal Structure
You will notice that many text types follow a similar structure: Introduction, Body, Conclusion.
The following texts require minor adjustments to the universal structure.
Creative Writing
Everybody is familiar with narrative structure: Orientation, Complication, Series of Events, Climax, Resolution.
However, there is nothing wrong with adjusting this structure for the selective schools test. For instance,
Narrative Structure:
Adjusted narrative structure.
The main thing is, a story must always have progression.
Sample Structures
Exposition
Discussion
Speech
Same as exposition except with speech features. E.g. Salutations + adjustments for the audience + rhetorical questions
Information Report
Letter
Letter to the Editor
Personal Response
Recount
Creative Response
Poetry
