Quality+of+Written+Communication

=GRAMMAR ( and SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, etc)=

LINK to JFK-ICT-Word - the word processing wiki

The A level exams include up to 4 marks for Quality of Written Communication, that's a third of a grade, no-one can afford to waste those marks. Despite this I find myself regularly writing the same comments about grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc, on work that I'm marking, this takes up a considerable amount of my time, and pupils don't have any way of looking up what I said last time, or of checking something easily.


 * Quality of Written Communication** is not just for A level students. It is extremely important now that so much of our communication is done through writing, the Internet, texting and so on. Despite a feeling that this isn't important it is more important now than ever. Only 9% of information in speech comes from the actual words said, the rest is from body language, pitch, tone of voice, etc. This 9% is all you have when communicating in writing, which makes it all the more important to get it right.

This page will contain a series of links to information about English - grammar, spelling, punctuation, layout of documents, etc. I'll add to it everytime something comes up, so that the bank of information will grow. There will also be a "CURRENT TIP" displayed on this page - showing something that has come up recently.

Go to QWC Go to Documents page (advice about layout of standard business documents)

__CURRENT TIP__ - PACIFIC/ SPECIFIC
If you want to talk about a particular thing you need the word **SPECIFIC.**
 * PACIFIC** means "**peaceful**" - yes, I know the Pacific Ocean is anything but peaceful, but Ferdinand Magellan, who was the leader of the first European expedition to see the Southern Pacific Ocean on their trip around the world thought that it looked still and quiet after their turbulent trip through the "Strait of Magellan".


 * "Which is the specific one that she chose?" -** you are asking exactly which one she chose. To use "pacific" here would mean "which was the peaceful one that she chose" - which doesn't make a lot of sense.


 * "Can you be specific about that?"** - you are asking that someone is definite, that you need to have particular details. To use "pacific" here would mean "can you be peaceful about that?" - which might well be true, but isn't what you need to know.


 * QWC** links

YOUR - YOU'RE (to be added)

HEAR - HERE (to be added)

explanation - link to [|Quia] exercise
 * THEIR - THERE - THEY'RE**

explanation - link to [|Quia] exercise
 * WHETHER - WEATHER - WETHER**

explanation -
 * APOSTROPHES**

explanation
 * S, Apostrophes and POSSESSION**