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WorksheetsPurpose and Genres
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which type of writing has the following characteristics?
Written in a formal register (manner)
Often use jargon
Provides facts and information
Objective
Can be educational
Writing to Persuade
Personal Writing
Writing to Inform
Writing to narrate
How should you begin a professional letter?
Ask the receiver how their day went
Ask a question
Clearly state your purpose for writing the letter
Provide details to support your claim
The following are characteristics of what type of writing:
Accessed online
Generally designed to be read by a specific audience
Often give advice or sell/promote ideas or items
Interactive features like hyperlinks
Might use jargon
Often feature audio component
Review
Brochure
Blog
Article
The following are characteristics of what genre?
Utilizes slogans and headings.
Information is divided into clear sections with headings
Can be used to persuade or inform
Often utilizes vivid imagery.
Feature Article
Review
Essay
Brochure
The following are characteristics of what genre?
Presents the official opinion of the publication
detached and formal
Usually written in 3rd person
News Story
Feature article
Review
Editorial
The following are characteristics of what genre?
Conveys writer's expertise in the the field
Makes comparisons
Expresses a clear opinion
Often uses humor and exaggeration
Often chatty language
Feature Article
Review
Brochure
Speech
What genre has the following characteristics?
Can be used to argue & discuss, persuade, inform, or entertain.
Typically spoken.
Uses inclusive pronouns such as "we" and "us"
Uses direct address
Register is determined by audience and purpose
Uses anecdotes
Review
Blog
Speech
Article
What genre has the following characteristics?
Can be argumentative or discursive
Discusses or expresses an opinion on a topical issue
The register is dependent on the audience and context (where text will be published)
Format is similar to an essay
Speech
Feature Article
Review
Letter to the editor
What should be included or used in a review?
Evaluation
Description or summary of what is being reviewed
Formal register
The ending of a movie or book
Who is most likely to write a credible review?
a first time reviewer
a writer with expertise on a subject
A person with limited experience with the subject
A random person on a reviewing website
Which of these genres can use persuasive writing?
Recipes
Diary entries
Brochures
Letters
What is a key characteristic in writing to review?
Express an informed opinion
Express someone else's opinion
Express no opinion
Express a bias opinion
When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:
trying to give you information to teach you the facts.
trying to make you enjoy the story be keeping the reader's attention.
trying to get you to do or try something.
trying to see if you are paying attention.
Commercials, billboards, ads, opinions, reviews, and political ads are examples of:
Entertaining writing
Informative writing
Persuasive writing
Expensive writing
Characteristics of descriptive writing include:
Vividly conveys what a specific person, setting or experience is like
Often use jargon
Has a compelling plot
Uses dialogue
One aspect of register refers to the level of formality in language as determined by context.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a form of persuasive language
Repetition of words
Highly charged language
Jargon
Rhetorical questions
Documentaries, non-fiction books, history/science books, news articles, recipes, and biographies are examples of :
Informative writing
Entertaining writing
Persuasion writing
Exclusive writing
