Hi guys, I've been really struggling to write a statement of intention which fits my school's word limit of 350 words and meets ALL of the criteria points required. I'm generally a strong English student but tend to struggle with making my writing concise, and given that the word limit is 350, this is proving to be a problem. I was wondering whether anyone has a suggested STRUCTURE I could adopt which addresses the below criteria in a sophisticated yet succinct manner. (I initially tried to structure it like a language analysis essay in which I work through my analysis chronologically e.g. opening by... having...I then shift to... however I was a fair bit over the limit at around 500 words)
We were told to include context/why we chose the issue, our contention, target audience, purpose, and then analysis of our chosen structure including rebuttal placement, types of arguments (e.g. health-based or educated-based), tone, and specific language choices.
The rubric states the following: (for 9/10 marks out of 10)
Insightful articulation of the intention of decisions related to selected content and approach made during the planning process.
Deft and succinct analysis of the way style, structure and language choices reflect audience, purpose and context.
Sophisticated ability to select and sparingly cite examples that illustrate the overall intentions and strategies of the speech.