Types of Writing

How many types of writing are there?

• six

• three

• four

• two

Which type of writing tries to convince the reader of the writers opinion on a topic?

• argumentative/persuasive

• expository

• narrative

• descriptive

What is the correct name for people in a narrative?

• actors

• plot

• characters

• male and female

When writing descriptively, which two types of words should be used?

• vivid verbs & adjectives

• nouns and prepositions

• big words

When writing an essay, how many topics do you cover?

• four

• three

• two

• one

Where and when the story takes place is also known as the _______________.

• plot

• middle

• setting

• introduction

Descriptive essays are written to describe what?

• people

• events

• objects

• all of the above

What does the word expound mean?

• to explain

• to outline

• to argue

• to write

To get the attention of your reader, how should your argumentative essay begin?

• with a definition

• with an interesting hook

• with the topic

Which paper of the BJC are the four types of writing found?

• paper 3

• paper 2

• paper 1