2BAC WRITING HINTS N’ TIPS FOR ARTICLES

BAC WRITING HINTS N’ TIPS FOR ARTICLES:

ANSWER THE QUESTION

PLAN your article.

Give your article a title.

Make sure you have at least 4 paragraphs.

Ask rhetorical questions to get your readers' attention.

e.g. What would the world be like without oil? What will life be like in 20 years time?

Speak directly to your readers.

e.g. Let's just imagine some of the possibilities.

Give examples where appropriate.

Use humour where appropriate

Give a conclusion and summary in the last paragraph.

Finally, give your opinion where appropriate.

REVISE your article to correct mistakes.

USEFUL PHRASES FOR BAC ARTICLE WRITING

RHETORICAL PHRASES:

Have you ever ……..?

What do you think about ……..?

Are you one of those people who think that……?

Are you one of those people who …....?

What would life be like if ……?

Will the future bring us….. ?

INTRODUCING YOUR FIRST POINT:

Firstly

In the first place

First of all

The first thing to consider is

One thing to consider is

To begin with

INTRODUCINGMORE POINTS:

Secondly

Another consideration

Yet another consideration

Another thing to consider is

Added to that

Apart from that

In addition to this

INTRODUCING YOUR FINAL POINTS:

In conclusion

To conclude

To sum up

So

INTRODUCING YOUR OPINION:

I think

In my opinion

Personally I believe that

In my view

If you ask me

To my mind

My personal opinion is

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MOROCCAN BACCALAUREATE EXAM

MOROCCAN BACCALAUREATE EXAM

WRITING PAPER

TYPES OF COMPOSITION

When you write a composition or essay, you are often asked to write your
answer in the form of an article, a report, a letter, etc.

ARTICLES are found in magazines and newspapers (e.g. school newspaper,

magazine for young children, etc). All of the following may be written in the form

of an article:

• Descriptive compositions about people, places, objects, etc

• Narrative descriptions or stories about real or imaginary events which

happened in the past

• Discursive essays, about arguments concerning particular subjects, which

include:

- opinion essays, giving your Personal opinion

- for-and-against essays, giving the opposing arguments for both sides (e.g.

pros v. cons / advantages v. drawbacks - disadvantages)

- cause – effect essays, discussing the causes and the consequences

REPORTS are similar to articles but have a more formal, factual style, and

each kind has its own special format and features. Compositions in the form of

reports include:

• News reports about recent events (e.g. accidents, earthquakes, etc). such as

those found in newspapers

• Assessment reports discussing the suitability of a person, a place, a

proposed plan, etc

• Reviews discussing a film, book, restaurant, etc and giving your

opinion/recommendation

LETTERS and e-mails are written to a specific person/group (e.g. your parents,

the Town Council, etc) for a specific reason (e.g. to make a complaint, to apply for a job, etc). Compositions in this form include:

• Friendly letters to people we know, usually about Personal matters, in

informal style

• Formal letters to officials/managers/etc, about official/business matters, in

formal style

• Postcards to friends or relatives

There are several other kinds of informative writing, each with its own format

and features. (You are not often asked to write compositions in these forms.)

They include:

• Friendly or formal e-mails

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