Learners will read samples of informative writing and highlight examples of how tone and style are used by the authors. Students will then apply this knowledge by writing their own informative text. Multiple examples of student work and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will analyze tourism brochures to determine features related to nonfiction writing in this unit. Tourism websites may be used in lieu of the brochures. Cotswold and the North Leigh Roman Villa...

Basic information explaining how the context, i.e., the audience and your purpose, determines whether you should use formal, semi-formal, or informal language. The links on the sidebar provide much more information about formal academic...

Explains how outlines can be used at different stages in the writing project. Covers outlines developed during research, prewriting, and drafting. Also discusses the formal outline, which may be required with a finished paper. Gives...

This site focuses on tone and audience with examples.

Explains what standard English is and when it is used, the difference between formal and informal language, and non-standard forms of English such as those found in dialects.

This lesson focuses on using appropriate language in formal writing; it discusses pretentious language, jargon, and cliches. It defines each, provides examples, and explains why and how to avoid each. SL.9-10.6 Adapt to task/formal

Use context to figure out how to use language appropriately--formality, irony, understatement, and overstatement.

In this section of a textbook, students learn different techniques for writing an introduction. It provides links to information on the following topics: the role of an introduction, getting attention and interest, establishing...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Gain a better understanding of tone and style by understanding formal and informal style, learning to write clearly, correcting vague sentences, distinguishing...