Four Major Writing Styles and Their Features

Explanatory communiction is

• when you explain and or explore a topic supported by facts.

• a series of questions without answers.

• the use of evidence to provide the audience with a different perspective.

• to transfer knoweldege to one another.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The statement " You should go to the park regularly, Mike", is an example of what type of communication?

• Persuasive

• Poetic

• Explanatory

• Questioning

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Informative communication is...

• a style of communication that is explaining and/or exploring a topic that is supported by facts.

• an artful style of communication that works to use evidence to provide the reader with various perspectives.

• a series of questions with answers.

• a way to transfer knowledge to each other.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which type of writing would you choose for directions on how to put a Lego set together?

• sensory

• narrative

• informative

• expository/persuasive

Which type of writing would you choose for a biography on Kanye West?

• sensory

• narrative

• informative

• expository/persuasive

Which type of writing would you choose for The Most Dangerous Game?

• sensory

• narrative

• informative

• expository/persuasive

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is a claim?

• an opinion that states something to be true

• a fact from multiple pieces of research

• a way to hook your reader

• a jury's statement

What is a thesis statement?

• a sentence that hooks the reader and it's the first sentence of the introduction

• a sentence that argues the other side's main claim or argument

• a sentence that states your main claim; it is the last sentence of the introduction paragraph

• a sentence that states your main claim; it is the first sentence of the introduction paragraph

Which of the following is NOT true of a topic sentence?

• First sentence of a body paragraph

• Summarizes the main point of the paragraph

• Has to hook the reader

• Includes the topic of the paragraph

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following best supports a claim?

• Facts

• Opinions

• Counterclaims

• Relevant and credible facts