Key Writing Genres: GSOM PDP 2021

The key genres of writing taught at school (informational, narrative and persuasive) can be distinguished by

• Grammatical structures & Figurative Language

• Fictional or Non-fictional content

• Text structure and author's purpose

• Theme of writing

Which piece is not taught under expository writing?

• Technical reports

• News report article

• Book review

• Process (instructions)

Which piece is not taught under narrative writing?

• Fictional story

• Personal narrative

• Memoir/ Biography

• Editorial response

Which piece is not taught under persuasive writing?

• Editorial/ Opinion / Blogs/ Reviews

• Letter/ Email

• Advertising slogan/ script

• Process (instructions)

The expository writing genre is

• Objective & Informational

• Subjective & Literary

The narrative writing genre can be fictional & non-fictional

• False

• True

The persuasive writing genre presents

• Objective fact and evidence only

• Subjective opinion and arguments

Essays & speeches can be any genre (persuasive/ narrative/ expository) depending on author's purpose

• True

• False