Response to Literature and Research Writing

Which genre would be the best choice if you were planning to tell an author why you think her book is excellent?

• compare and contrast essay

• letter to author

• editorial

In which form would writers explain how they gathered their information?

• critical review

• persuasive speech

• statistical analysis report

Which form of writing focuses on the purposes, procedures and results of a lab experiment? Choose all that apply.

• experiment journals

• definition essays

• ballads

• lab reports

Which form of writing would be the best choice to evaluate books, plays, or poetry?

• critical reviews

• advertisements

• on-demand writing

Which form of writing presents information and analysis about a topic that the writer has studied? Choose all that apply.

• magazine articles

• ballads

• research reports

• documented essays