Types of Writing Prompts

What type of essay do you need to write to answer the prompt?

• Narrative

• Informational/ Explanatory

• Argumentative

What type of writing is this prompt?

Read “Should You Have Pets in Your Classroom?” and “Leave Animals Out of the Classroom.” Write an essay that argues whether the of allowing pets in the classroom is beneficial. Be sure to cite evidence from both texts to support your argument. Follow the conventions of standard written English.

• Informational/Explanatory

• Narrative

• Argumentative

What type of writing is this prompt?

• Informational/Explanatory

• Narrative

• Argumentative

What writing type is this prompt?

• Informational/Explanatory

• Narrative

• Argumentative

What writing type is this prompt?

• Informational/Explanatory

• Narrative

• Argumentative

What type of writing is this prompt?

• Informational/Explanatory

• Narrative

• Argumentative

What writing type is this prompt? Read the excerpts from “The Georges and the Jewels” and “Believing in Horses”. Analyze the main ideas and details of events in the text to aid in writing a story. Use the information to write a well sequenced, first-hand story that uses dialogue and transition words and phrases to convey what it would have been like to ride along beside Abby or Sadie.

• Informational/Explanatory

• Narrative

• Argumentative

What type of writing is this prompt?

• Informational/Explanatory

• Narrative

• Argumentative

What writing type is this prompt?

• Informational/Explanatory

• Narrative

• Argumentative

What type of writing is this prompt? Write a story about a time you overcame a challenge. Include details about the setting, characters, and the resolution of the challenge.

• A) Informational/Explanatory

• B) Narrative

• C) Argumentative

• D) Descriptive