Here are the 3 questions that you can choose from. Choose TWO questions from these 3 and answer them in the comments below.
- What are your expectations of the email’s content in this situation?
- How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
- Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
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1) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteIt is usually based on the purpose and audience. If the audience is some one unknown, of higher authority or someone at work, the tone is usually formal. If the audience is someone closer to the writer, the tone is usually informal.
2) What are your expectations of the email’s content in this situation?
I would expect the writer to introduce themselves, explain their reason and explain their current situation in terms of CCAs.
1) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteIt is all based on the context, who you are writing to, and the purpose of your email/letter. If it is a person of higher position, or someone you are not close with, a formal and respectful tone should always be used. If it is someone closer, such as a friend or family, a cheerful, relaxed tone should be used.
2) Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
They call for different styles of writing so as to match the context. If you write a letter to someone of higher authority with a relaxed, cheerful tone, they will probably not take it seriously and just delete the email. And if you write to someone close with a serious tone, it would be awkward and uncomfortable.
1) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteIt all depends on the context of the letter/email, purpose or reason you are writing and how intimate the relationship between the recipient and the writer is. If the recipient is someone who is of higher authority or position, or someone you have not met or made contact with, a formal and respectful tone should be used. Also, if it is to someone who you don't know personally, you should introduce yourself at the beginning of the letter/email. However is it is someone who you know personally and feel comfortable with, a more relaxed tone can be use and an introduction is not necessary.
2) What are your expectations of the email’s content in this situation?
If it was a case where I do not know the writer, I would expect him/her to introduce herself and to state her purpose before expecting me to read the rest of her letter/email. I would also expect him/she to maintain a composed form of writing and for him/her words to be gentle and unassuming.
1) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteThe tone to use depends on the audience, the purpose and reason whom you are writing to. If the the context of the email is about something important and serious or is writing to someone with a higher authority, the tone will have to be in a formal one. If the person you are writing to is close to you and you know the person well, then writing a informal email will be more appropriate. When writing a formal email, the content will have to include the important subject. When writing an informal email, we can ask personal questions.
2)What are your expectations of the email’s content in this situation?
In this situation, the writer should introduce himself/herself explain clearly and humbly what situation he is in and state the purpose of writing this email. While writing the email, he/she should not be demanding but instead write with a humble and patient tone.
1) Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
ReplyDeletePeople write in different styles due to the context and the audience that you are writing to. If the situation is formal, for example writing to the principal or a person of a higher authority, we will write in a polite and more formal manner instead of informal.
2) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
It generally depends on the context of the letter, and the audience receiving the letter. If the letter is written to a person of a higher authority, a polite tone must be used and it must be written formally in terms of the language used. But when writing to someone you are familiar with or met before, you can write informally in terms of the language used and tone can be more personal.
1) What are your expectations of the email's content in this situation?
ReplyDeleteIn this situation, the sender should not be gossipy and should introduce himself/herself. The sender must also use a tone that is not demanding or informal as he/she is writing to a teacher in charge of the Co-Curricular Activity, who has higher authority over the sender.
2) Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
People write in different styles to indicate their need or message that they want to send to the receiver. If what they need requires a person of higher authority to decide if the sender gets what they need, then the sender should write in a formal manner and not in a demanding manner.
1) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteI think that it depends on who you are talking to. For example, if you are talking to someone at work or someone you do not know, you would use a formal tone instead of a formal tone. If you are talking to a friend, family or relatives I think that you can use informal tone as it is more friendly than the formal tone.
2) Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
I think that as when we are talking to someone whom you do not know well, and you type in a very informal tone, they might just outright delete the letter or do not attend to the request if they bother to reply to the person.
1) What are your expectations of the email’s content in this situation?
ReplyDeleteThe student (writer) should explain her email's reason to the teacher (receiver), and get straight to the point, while keeping in ming the teacher's authority at all times throughout the letter.
2) Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
This is so, as to be casual with someone, or to remind someone that he is in charge. Also, this will affect the receiver's reply, which could range from rude, to kind and corporative, depending on the email he had read.
1) Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
ReplyDeleteIf you are writing to a person who you do not really know, and use a casual tone at the same time, the writing would be very weird. And when writing to close friends, and at the same time using a very serious tone with no relaxation at all will cause the other party to respond in the same way.
2) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
It is based on the situation you are in, if we are writing to a close friend or relative, you can use a relaxed or casual tone in the writing but if the person who you are writing to, is a person you are not that associated with and an appropriate tone to use is a direct and serious one. The content can be direct in formal letters and you can beat around the bush in informal ones
1. How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteIt all depends to the person that you are writing the letter to, whether they are of a higher position than you or whether you know them well or not. It also depends on the formality the letter will be. For an example, if you are writing to someone that you respect, you should use a serious tone and the content must be fully understandable to the receiver.
2. Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
Different situations call for different styles of writing as it all depends on the context, purpose and audience of the letters itself. It is also because we can reply or send a letter, appropriately. For an example, replying formally when someone you are not familiar with sends you a formal letter.
1) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteTo tone and content is usually based on the purpose and audience. If the audience is some one who you are not close to or of a higher authority and the purpose is for work, lodge complaints, give compliment or make enquiries, the tone is usually formal. If the audience is someone closer to the writer such as friends and families and the purpose is for non-important matters, the tone is usually informal.
2) Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
I think that different situations call for different styles of writing because, if the style of writing is very informal while writing about formal matters, the receiver might think that it is not important as informal writing is usually for unimportant matters.
1. What are your expectations of the email’s content in this situation?
ReplyDeleteI think that the sender of the email should introduce himself/herself before delivering the purpose of the letter. The sender should also not sound informal or demanding, as that would put the reader off, thus not giving the sender what he/she wants.
2. How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
I think it determines on the audience of the letter. If you are writing to a person of higher authority, you would use a formal tone. If you are writing to your friends, relatives, or people whom you know very well, you would use an informal tone.
1. How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on who you are writing to as well as what content you are putting into the email. For example if you are writing to someone who you are close to, you would use and informal tone while if you are talking to someone that you are not close to to, you use a formal tone. The tone also determines what type of response you might get, hence for example, if you are talking to someone of a higher authority, you should not be talking to them in a solicitous manner.
2. Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
The type of responses that you want to get and who your audience is calls for different styles of writing. An example is that if you want to receive a favourable reply from someone of a higher authority, you should not sound desperate whereas if you are talking to someone you are close to, the register of the letter would be different from what you use with people you don't really know.
2) It depends on who the letter is being written to and what is the purpose of the letter. Using an informal tone would usually be to relatives or close friends. Formal tone is used when writing a letter to a colleague or official.
ReplyDelete3) Different situations have different outcomes, therefore you need to choose your words and tone wisely in order to get the best outcome.
2) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteI know what tone to use by what I want to notify the recipient of the letter about and the content to be used depends on the letter's purpose.
For example, using a formal tone would mostly be written to people I am not acquainted with whilst a informal tone would be written to known relatives, friends or close family.
3) Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
Different situations call for different styles of writing as you would not want to let the recipient of the letter get the wrong idea or have a bad impression of you.
1)What are your expectations of the email’s content in this situation?
ReplyDeleteI Would want the writer to introduce himself or herself and state his business also the email must be polite
2)How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
Since it is a formal letter to someone that I am not that acquainted with so the tone I use is polite even when it is an angry letter and the content depends on what the letter content is about .
2) You determine this by knowing who you are writing to (formal for your boss and informal for your friend)
ReplyDelete3) When writing to your boss, you want to show him respect and you do so by looking very well groomed. When writing to your friend, a formal letter sounds too unnatural to do so you write an informal one.
How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on who you are writing to, and why you are writing. If you are writing a complaint letter, you must be polite, yet get straight to the point. You must include content that states the problem, and ways to fix it. On the other hand, if writing an informal letter, you can use a friendly tone, and talk about other things.
Why do different situations call for different styles of writing?
If you are angry and writing a complaint, get straight to the point. If you are writing for a job interview, you must be polite and calm. If you are writing to a friend, we can be more relaxed an casual. ( <-- still does not mean we can use short forms or singlish)
1) How do you determine what tone to use and what content to include?
ReplyDeleteIt generally depends on the context of the letter/email, the purpose, and the audience the writer is writing to. If it is written to someone of a higher authority or whom we have never met before, the tone should be serious, polite, humble and undemanding. If it is written to someone who the writer has met before or is familiar with, the tone could be more personal and it could be a more friendly, relaxed and informal in terms of language.
2) What are your expectations of the email’s content in this situation?
In this situation, the writer should introduce himself/herself, and the purpose for writing it. The writer should also ask in a formal, humble, undemanding way and maintaining gentle and polite throughout the letter/email.