Workin' out the bugs

Formal Writing

• Business materials
• Most school writing
• Expository essays
• Speeches
• E-mails

informal writing

• Personal essays
• Friendly letters
• Texting/messaging
• Personal journaling

do use Formal Writing

• Uses good grammar, correct punctuation, good spelling 
• Complete sentences; varied sentences
• No contractions
• No pronouns that include yourself:  I,  me,  we,  us, mine, our
• No  YOU, your, yours, yourself

do use formal writing cont.

• Avoid using abbreviations

do not use informal writing

• Contractions - EX: can't
• I
• Slang -expressions that are peculiar to a particular time, place, or group 
• Jargon - language associated with a particular group
• Uses abbreviations and accrostic-type experessions