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Paper 1123 Account writing tips for students.
Students confuse account writing with a report. There are many few basic differences which enable them to write a good account for the paper 1 directed writing question. Students are required to attempt this question with the directions given. Account wr...


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Account Writing Fatima Arif

Defination Account writing is a technique of  reporting  or  describing  an event or experience. This is a written document that preserves knowledge of events and facts. However, account writing and report writing are  not  the same. They differ in terms of format and in some cases, even the tone or  register  (degree of formality of language) may vary (depending on the situation). But, the core purpose of both these writings is to inform the reader about certain events.

Format of Account writing: Heading  (optional but highly recommended). It will address the audience and purpose. For instance, a heading can be something like this: “To the Principal, an account of the recent trip of school”. Date . You write a date if you do not write a heading. But, if you do write a heading then, there is  no  need to write a date. However, writing a heading can be a better choice because you are addressing the  purpose  of your account straight away. You should make sure that the data is relevant (if added). What does this mean? Let’s suppose that you went on a trip on 10th May 2021 and you have to report an incident during the trip. The date should not be 20th December 2021 because why would you be reporting an incident that late? A relevant date (in this case) can be 12th May 2021. Introduction  (first paragraph). Here, you have to address why you are writing (the  purpose ). You may have to add some background information (if necessary), depending on the situation. The purpose of an introduction is to briefly tell about the topic (event or experience) that you are about to write about. First content point  (second paragraph). In your question paper, you will be given three content points. These are the questions (bullet points) that you have to address individually in separate paragraphs.

Second content point  (third paragraph). As mentioned above, this will be the second point given by the question to you which you will have to  discuss  to get good grades. Third content point  (fourth paragraph). You have to make sure that you provide relevant details that are  helpful  to the reader. This means that the reader should be given complete details so that he can reach a proper conclusion. Conclusion : This is a very crucial part of your writing because you have to mention the purpose of your writing again (to summarise things up). In other words, you have to rephrase the  thesis statemen t. Then, wrap up the important points and offer them some extra help and assistance (if required). In this way, you will properly conclude your writing. Written by, Your full name (or signature). Date (if not included at the beginning).