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Transactional and persuasive writing

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How do you manage the two compulsory writing tasks on Component 2 Section B so both are planned, complete and accurate within the time?

Managing the two compulsory transactional writing tasks on Component 2 Section B, dividing the time fairly, planning and completing both pieces, and protecting time to check accuracy (AO5 and AO6) on each.
How to manage the two compulsory transactional writing tasks in Section B of Eduqas GCSE English Language Component 2: dividing the time fairly between both pieces, planning each, completing both rather than over-running on one, and protecting time to check accuracy for AO5 and AO6.
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How do you read a writing task for its form, purpose and audience, and shape every choice to match them?

Matching form, purpose and audience in a transactional task (AO5), reading the task to identify the form, the purpose and the audience, and adapting tone, style, register and conventions to all three.
How to match form, purpose and audience in Eduqas GCSE English Language transactional writing: reading the task to identify the form (letter, article, speech), the purpose (argue, persuade, advise, inform) and the audience, and adapting tone, register and conventions to all three for AO5.
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How do you use rhetorical devices to persuade in your own writing, deploying them for effect rather than decoration?

Using rhetorical devices to persuade in transactional writing (AO5), deploying methods such as direct address, rhetorical questions, the rule of three, emotive language and anecdote deliberately and sparingly for effect on the reader.
How to use rhetorical devices in Eduqas GCSE English Language persuasive writing: deploying direct address, rhetorical questions, the rule of three, emotive language, anecdote and evidence deliberately and sparingly to influence the reader, and matching the devices to the form and audience for AO5.
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How do you write a transactional or persuasive piece for Component 2 Section B that meets its form, purpose and audience and scores on AO5 and AO6?

Writing a transactional or persuasive piece (letter, article, speech, report or review) for Component 2 Section B, communicating clearly for a real purpose and audience (AO5) with controlled, accurate and varied expression (AO6).
How to write the transactional and persuasive tasks in Section B of Eduqas GCSE English Language Component 2: understanding what transactional writing is, building a piece for a real form, purpose and audience for AO5, and crafting controlled, accurate and varied expression for AO6.
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