Types of Writing

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What is narrative writing?

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A type of writing that tells a story.

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What is the goal of narrative writing?

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To tell a story.

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What is the main purpose of narrative writing?

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To tell a story in an interesting way.

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What is a summary?

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A shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points.

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What should evidence to back up your claim come from?

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The text you are analyzing (reading, video, graphs, images, etc).

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What do quotation marks indicate about evidence?

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That we did not write these words ourselves.

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What is descriptive writing?

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A type of writing that describes a person, place, or thing in detail.

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What is persuasive writing?

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A type of writing that aims to convince the reader to accept a particular point of view.

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What is expository writing?

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A type of writing that explains, informs, or describes a topic.

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What is the structure of a narrative?

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Typically includes a beginning, middle, and end.