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4 Types of Writing

4 Types of Writing. 1. Expository. 2.Descriptive. 3. Persuasive. 4.Narrative. What is an expository essay? It …. … Gives facts. …Explains. …Gives steps in a process. …Presents ideas in logical order or correct sequence. What are the key words that show it is an expository essay?.

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4 Types of Writing

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  1. 4 Types of Writing 1. Expository 2.Descriptive 3. Persuasive 4.Narrative

  2. What is an expository essay? It … • …Gives facts. • …Explains. • …Gives steps in a process. • …Presents ideas in logical order or correct sequence.

  3. What are the key words that show it is an expository essay? • YOU WILL MOST LIKELY FIND THESE WORDS IN THIS TYPE OF ESSAYS. • EXPLAIN or TELL HOW. 1. Most people enjoy some type of music. Think about your favorite type of music and explain why you like that particular type of music. 2. Sometimes even the best drivers can get lost at times. Explain how you would direct a lost man to get back to the highway from your neighborhood. 3. Tell how to make a hamburger.

  4. What is a descriptive essay? • Sensory images are used to describe what the writer sees, hears, smells, touches, and tastes. • It paints a clear description of people, places, objects, or events.

  5. What are the key words that show it is a descriptive essay? Describe your bedroom. Imagine telling someone who has never visited you. There are many tourist spots to visit in Birmingham. Describe your favorite place to take visitors. You may want to tell what you will see, hear, smell and how you feel when you are there. 3. Tell us what you see, hear, smell, taste, and feel on Eid morning.

  6. What is a persuasive essay? You are asked to prove something. Give reasons why. Present arguments against your reasons. Show them to be false. Take a stand Ask or call for an action.

  7. What are the key words that show it’s a persuasive essay? YOU WILL NOTICE THE WORDS PERSUADE, CONVINCE OR TELL WHY SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING. Persuadea close friend to donate blood as part of a blood drive that your school is sponsoring for the Red Cross. Some of your brothers’ friends have taken up smoking and want him to start too. Write a convincing letter to your brother to not take up this habit. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper telling why citizens in Riyadh should support the new system of taxes.

  8. Tells a story. • Has chronological order and sequence of events. • Has action. • Has conflicts or problems. • Has dialogue. • Has characters. • Has a definite beginning, middle and end. What is a narrative? A narrative…

  9. What are the key words that show that these are narrative essays? NOTE THE WORDS: WRITE A STORY, TELL ABOUT A TIME, or TELL WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. You and your friend find a big box that is labeled “Do Not Open.” Your friend wants to open the box. Write a story about what happens next. Tell about a timewhen you made a serious mistake. Two little girls found a wallet on the sidewalk. Tell what happened next.

  10. Introductions for expository, descriptive and persuasive essays should…. Grab the reader’s attention. Or -- Let the reader know what you’re going to talk about. Or--Show a plan for what you’re going to be talking about in the three body paragraphs. Or --State what the audience will learn in this essay.

  11. Sample Introduction Although I have taken many wonderful vacations, my trip with my two best friends to New York City is one I’ll always remember. This was a fantastic trip because of the sights we saw, the people we met, the plays we enjoyed, and the laughs we shared. Each part of the plan will be developed into paragraphs. What’s the topic? What’s the plan?

  12. Use this type of web for a Narrativeessay CLIMAX

  13. Some typical story transition words Typically transitions are about time. After, before, since, later. One day Suddenly During Until Yesterday Meanwhile Afterwards While

  14. Sample Narrative Introduction • It was an early Tuesday morning in Tokyo, Japan. The sun started to rise over Juan Lee’s house. Boom! Juan Lee and his friend Jen went to see what was this sound. Then the door came crashing down. It turned out that Juan’s Aunt kicked the door down. How does he start his story? How does he grab interest?

  15. Can you tell which passage is narrative and which is expository? Marty and I jumped to our feet. “Ohhhh.” I heard Marty let out a frightened moan. I started to back away. I thought maybe I could scramble out the other side of the car. But the snarling, growling monsters came at us from both sides. “L-leave us alone.” I stammered. A monster covered in tangled brown fur opened After Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the New World, many Spanish people came to this continent to explore. One Spanish explorer was Ponce De Leon. He traveled through present-day Florida to find the Fountain of Youth. A second explorer, Coronado searched for the Seven Cities of Gold. He and his men traveled….. Narrative Expository

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