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Types of Writing

Types of Writing. Expository Narrative Persuasive. Expository. Explain an event or an concept. Narrative. Tells a story (fiction). Persuasive. Try to persuade or convince you to do something. Genre. The type of story. Fiction Non-fiction. Non-fiction. True, based on facts.

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Types of Writing

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  1. Types of Writing • Expository • Narrative • Persuasive

  2. Expository • Explain an event or an concept

  3. Narrative • Tells a story (fiction)

  4. Persuasive • Try to persuade or convince you to do something

  5. Genre • The type of story Fiction Non-fiction

  6. Non-fiction • True, based on facts Earthquakes

  7. Story written about someone’s life Biography

  8. Autobiography • Life story written by that same person

  9. Fiction • Not true, fake, not based in facts

  10. Science fiction Takes place in the future

  11. Historical fiction • Fiction takes place in the past

  12. Realistic fiction • Type of fiction that could be real

  13. Legend • Story that keeps growing The legend of Sleepy Hollow

  14. Myth • Story about gods

  15. Fable • Story that teaches a lesson or moral • Animals are usually the characters

  16. Fairy tale Usually ends with “happily ever after” Cinderella

  17. Fantasy • Story that uses a lot of imagination Movie examples?

  18. Author The person that writes a story

  19. Narrator • Someone who tells the story

  20. Illustrator • Draws the pictures or visuals for the story

  21. characters • People in the story

  22. Setting • Place and time of the story

  23. conflict • Problem in the story

  24. climax • The most exciting part of the story

  25. Theme • What the story is mainly about Big idea

  26. Dialogue • Where characters speak to one another; may often be used to substitute for exposition. Comics and plays

  27. 1st person point of view • Uses I and my and we and ours I We My Our

  28. 3rd person point of view • Uses his and her and they He She They Harold Esperanza

  29. Voice • Add some personality to your writing

  30. Tone • Tells the mood of the story

  31. Visual/Illustration/Image • A picture from the story

  32. Summary • Retell the main parts of the story

  33. Chronological order/ Sequence • Telling the story in the correct order 1 2 3 4 5

  34. Figurative language/Figure of speech • Use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Personification Onomatopoeia Verbal Irony Oxymoron

  35. Metaphor • Comparison that says one thing is something else Papa is a mule and won’t understand

  36. Simile • Comparison using like or as He is as blind as a bat

  37. Hyperbole An exaggeration That was the fanciest birthday party in the world!

  38. Personification • Human traits for something not human

  39. Onomatopoeia • Sound effect words The tic-tac of the clock.

  40. Verbal irony • Where the meaning of a specific expression is, or is intended to be, the exact opposite of what the words literally mean. (Sarcasm is a tone of voice that often accompanies verbal irony, but they are not the same thing.)

  41. Oxymoron • A contradiction in terms. Romeo describes love using several oxymorons, such as “cold fire,” “feather of lead” and “sick health,” to suggest its contradictory nature.

  42. Idiom • Give different meanings to words and phrases Hey, Al. I was invited to be a judge for the Miss America Beauty Pageant! Oh, really? Come on, you're pulling my leg! No, honestly. Do you really think that I'm trying to fool you with a ridiculous story? Well, you've told me foolish stories before. I can assure you that this one is for real. It’s raining cats and dogs

  43. Foreshadowing • Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen

  44. Symbolism/Imagery • When words make pictures in your mind White-purity Red?

  45. Prefix • Added to the beginning of the word Re-read Pre-view Un-cover

  46. Suffix • Added to the end of the word Document-ation Publish-er Soft-en Child-ish

  47. Synonym • Same meaning Huge=massive Strange=bizarre

  48. Antonym • Opposites Colorful ≠ Colorless Unknown ≠ Famous

  49. Homonym • Sound the same spelled the same different meaning The rose is beautiful Rose Jesus rose from the death on the third day

  50. Homophone • Has the same sound but different spelling and meaning Red Read Blue Blew

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