Expository and Persuasive

Read to gather information

• Drama

• Poetry

• Expository

• Fiction

When reading expository, you must

• use text features and interpret graphics

• recognize purpose

• understand non-literal language

• read from beginning to end

What genre is this?

• procedural

• expository

• fiction

• persuasive

Which type of paragraph would this topic sentence best go with: The Himalayan Mountains are the tallest mountains in the world.

• persuasive

• narrative

• expository

• descriptive

Which type of paragraph would this topic sentence best go with: Despite what dog lovers might believe, cats actually make better pets.

• persuasive

• narrative

• expository

• descriptive

What are the basic types of paragraphs?

• expository, declarative, interrogative, statement

• process, cause and effect, expository, persuasive

• descriptive, expository, narrative, persuasive

This type of writing explains things.

• expository

• narrative

• persuasive/argumentative

• descriptive

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?

• Descriptive

• Expository

• Narrative

• Persuasive/Argumentative

You have a big exam for world history on Friday. You realize you haven't done any of the reading assignments. You spend all night reading several chapters from the textbook. What kind of writing is in your textbook?

• Descriptive

• Expository

• Narrative

• Persuasive/Argumentative

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

• Expository

• Narrative

• Argumentative/Persuasive

• Descriptive