Types of Writing

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

Tags

CCSS.W.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.3B

CCSS.W.7.3D

This type of writing is based real life experiences or events. It is meant to entertain the reader.

• Argumentative (CER)

• Informative/Explanatory (Summary)

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.W.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.3B

Which of the following does descriptive text do?

• Compares two things
• States a problem and how it is solved
• Tells an order of events
• describes a topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the reason to write a descriptive essay?

• To allow the reader to grasp the writer's idea through the reader's sense of sight, smell, taste, sound and touch.

• To inform the reader about technical features.

• To provide the reader with scientific details.

• To appeal to the reader's liking for numbers

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2B

CCSS.W.7.3D

A thesis statement is...

• A general idea of what the essay is about
• A summary of the main idea
• A statement that explains the main idea of an essay
• A suggestion that you should read the essay

Tags

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.2A

Where should a thesis statement appear?

• first paragraph
• anywhere in the essay
• last paragraph
• the first sentence of every paragraph

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2A

What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

• To inform
• To persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

What is a hook, or lead?

• The sentence that is the main idea of an essay
• The sentence that ends the paper
• A sentence that gets the reader's attention

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2A

What is the last paragraph in your essay called?

• Introduction
• Body Paragraph
• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.1E

CCSS.W.11-12.2F

The order of paragraphs in an essay is...

• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

• body paragraph(s), introduction, conclusion

• thesis, introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

• introduction, conclusion, body paragraph(s)

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.2A