Types of Writing

This type of writing explains things with facts.

• exposition

• narrative

• persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.W.8.2B

CCSS.W.8.2D

This type of writing tries to convince the reader to think about something in a new way or to take a certain action.

• narrative

• persuasive

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.1E

This type of writing tells a story about a person's own life.

• biography

• personal narrative

• persuasive

Tags

CCSS.W.8.3A

CCSS.W.8.3B

CCSS.W.8.3D

This type of writing is like a song-- lyric poetry that is emotional

• sonnet

• ballad

• haiku

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

You have written an article on "How To Find the Best Deals While Shopping Online." What type of writing is it?

• narrative

• persuasive

• exposition

Type of writing that is not true, exaggerated stories with larger than life characters

• tall tales

• legends

• myths

What are online journals?

• blogs

• memoirs

• biography

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

You read a news story on the front page of the paper about an earthquake in another country. It gives the facts about where, when, who, what, and how. What type of writing is it?

• narrative

• persuasive

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

You read an article in the paper about some questionable practices at the company for which you work. You disagree with the article and write a letter to the editor of the paper with your opposing viewpoint. What type of writing is it?

• memoir

• op-ed

• pro-con essay

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

You have lived an interesting life so far, so you write your autobiography. What type of writing is it?

• non-fiction

• persuasive

• poetry

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10