Modes of Writing

Modes of Writing

A look at the types of writing and the structure of narratives.

TODAY'S OBJECTIVES - By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• State the four main modes/types of writing

• Give the definition of each mode of writing

• Explain the structure and elements of narrative writing

THE FOUR MODES OF WRITING

What are they?

Poll

From the list, select the words that tell us the different types of writing.

• narrative

• descriptive

• persuasive

• expository

• essay

MODES OF WRITING

• Expository Writing

• Persuasive Writing

• Descriptive Writing

• Narrative Writing

EXPOSITORY

This type of writing is done to share information about a particular topic.

It exposes things by informing, explaining, defining, or stating basic details, and relies on facts.

Gives information about: processes, cause-and-effect, classification, compare/contrast, and problem/solutions.

PERSUASIVE

This type of writing aims to persuade or convince its audience about something.

It uses facts but also includes opinions to either support or go against a particular topic.

Examples include: debates, editorials, speeches, advertisements

DESCRIPTIVE

This type of writing aims to describe things (person, place, event, etc)

It uses sensory language (the five senses) and vivid words (adjectives and adverbs) to help people better picture and imagine what they are reading in their mind.

NARRATIVE

This type of writing tells a story.

It uses things like characters, plot, and setting in order to tell a story, and can either be fiction or non-fiction (i.e. real or fake).

Multiple Choice

What are the four modes of writing?

• position, personal, informative, descriptive

• argument, editorial, narrative, expository

• narrative, expository, descriptive, persuasive

• narrative, argument, descriptive, persuasive

Multiple Choice

1. What is the goal of narrative writing?

• To describe something

• To tell a story

• To inform a reader or explain a topic

• To convince or persuade someone about a topic

Multiple Choice

1. What is the goal of descriptive writing?

• To describe something

• To tell a story

• To inform a reader or explain a topic

• To convince or persuade someone about a topic

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of persuasive writing?

• To tell a story

• To tell about something

• To write about a topic

• To convince or persuade about a topic

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of expository writing?

• To tell a story

• To convince someone about a topic

• To share information about a topic

• To tell about something in detail

Multiple Choice

Which type of writing is featured in the following sentence? "You should drink a glass of milk at each meal to build healthy bones."

• Persuasive writing

• Expository writing

• Descriptive writing

• Narrative writing

Multiple Choice

Your teacher asks you to write about your favorite place. They want to know what they would see, smell, hear, taste, and feel if they went there. What type of writing will you use?

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

• Expository

Multiple Choice

A writing piece that covers the history of the Olympics is an example of what type of writing?

• Narrative

• Persuasive

• Expository

• Descriptive

Multiple Choice

A journal entry telling the story of the day I got my first puppy is an example of what type of writing?

• Expository

• Narrative

• Persuasive

• Descriptive

NARRATIVE WRITING

What are the elements and structure of narrative writing?

Open Ended

Do you remember the elements of a story? Type them, below.

Narrative Structure

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

• Dialogue

• Conflict

• Climax

• Resolution

Narrative Structure

Plot - what happens in the story

Setting - time and place of a story

Character - the people in the story

Dialogue - the things characters say

Conflict - the problem in the story

Climax - the most exciting part

Resolution - the conflict is solved

Multiple Choice

The story's conclusion. The outcome of the conflict. 

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Resolution

Multiple Choice

The most exciting part of the story.

• Expostion

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action

Multiple Choice

A struggle between opposing forces. The problem of the story. 

• Exposition
• Climax
• Rising Action
• Conflict

Multiple Choice

Dialogue is

• the things characters say to each other

• a debate about something

• when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

• a conversation readers have about a story

Multiple Choice

Setting is the ___________________ of the action of the story.

• Problem

• Solution

• time and place

• plot

Multiple Choice

The people or animals that take part in the action of a story are called ________________.

• Characters
• Plot
• Setting
• Author

Multiple Choice

The sequence of events that make up a story is called ____________.

• Exposition
• Climax
• Plot
• Setting

RECAP

• Name the four modes of writing?

• Which type tries to convince its audience of something?

• Which type tells a story?

• Which structural element tells us about what happened in a story?

• Which structural element tells us what the characters say?