TIPS ON WRITING
Successful writing involves:
1. mastering the mechanics of letter formation;
2. mastering and obeying conventions of spelling and punctuation;
3. using the grammatical system to convey one’s intended meaning;
4. organizing content at the level of the paragraph and the complete text to reflect the given/new information and topic/comment structures;
5. polishing and revising one’s initial efforts;
6. selecting an appropriate style for one’s audience.
From Designing Tasks for the Communicative Classroom by David Nunan, P37.