Types of Writing

Determine what type of essay you would write based on the writing prompt below.

After reading both texts, write an essay that explains the similarities and differences between the lives of Emily Dickinson and Robert Louis Stevenson. Use details from both text to support your statements.

• Argumentative

• compare contrast

• Narrative

Determine what type of essay you would write based on the writing prompt below.

Write an essay for your science class web site in which you make a claim on whether or not mistakes are a key part of discoveries. Your essay must be based on ideas, concepts, and information from the “Goofs and Great Inventions” passage set.

• Argumentative

• Informational/Explanatory

• Narrative

Determine what type of essay you would write based on the writing prompt below.

After reading “In Afghanistan, School is a Luxury that Many Working Children Cannot Afford” and “More and More Students Suffer from Anxiety” write an essay in which you argue the problem of unequal educational opportunities. Support your position with evidence from both texts.

• Narrative

• Informational/Explanatory

• Argumentative

Determine what type of essay you would write based on the writing prompt below.

Using evidence from the passages, Red‐cockaded Woodpecker and Protecting the Nest, explain how the Red‐cockaded Woodpecker’s nesting habits have caused this bird to be placed on the endangered species list

• Narrative

• Informational/Explanatory

• Argumentative

Determine what type of essay you would write based on the writing prompt below.

After reading the following passage, write a continuation of the story. Make sure to include the setting and characters from the passage. Use dialogue .

• Narrative

• Informational/Explanatory

• Argumentative

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3B

CCSS.W.6.3D

What elements are related to a narrative essay? (choose all that apply)

• Imaginary story plot

• Written in 3rd person

• Create tension and suspense

• Describe characters, setting, and events

• Make up your own story about anything

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the first thing that you need to do when you receive your writing test?

• Begin reading

• Look at the writing prompt

• Start your pre-write

Which sentence should you highlight in your prompt?

• the sentence with the word "sure"

• the sentence with the word "text"

• the sentence with the word "write"

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of these is a correctly written argument?

• Fresno is a city in California.

• Some people find Hot Cheetos spicy.

• Graffiti brings cities together.

• Hot Cheetos to taste better than Takis because they are less spicy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1B

What is the purpose of a hook sentence?

• To tell the reader what your essay is going to be about.

• To get your reader interested in your essay.

• To share the authors opinion with the reader.

• To provide facts to the reader.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.3A