Kinds+of+Writing

Narrative writing often has....
Story May be fiction - imaginative narrative, or true - personal narrative developed characters description dialogue setting plot conflict/climax/resolution

4 kinds of sentences: Declarative - in and out of dialogue. A way of establish a setting. Imperative - Used when it connects to the plot. Exclamatory - Used in dialogue or inner dialogue, in observations or surprise Interrogative - Ask questions of other characters or self, as a way of wondering to oneself.

Examples: short stories, personal narratives, slice of life stories

Expository or Informational writing often has...
facts details may be procedural (instructions / steps) or biographical (which can bleed over into the narrative genre) research-base

4 kinds of sentences: Declarative - Most prevalent kind of sentence Imperative - rare, if ever - except to speak to the reader i.e. "you have to see it to believe it." Exclamatory - relates to a story within the information - dialogue Interrogative - at the beginning of a paragraph or as part of a question / answer format

examples: newspaper articles

Persuasive Writing often has....
a clear argument and point of view support for the argument through facts, opinions, appeals to emotion and reason "all smart people...." personal experiences / universality "everyone has..."

4 kinds of sentences: Declarative - stating facts Imperative - giving the reader advice - "You need to..." - often used at the end of pieces. Exclamatory - Sarcasm - Shout downs - Interrogative - often used to "set the reader up" - rhetorical questions - question and answer format - used to talk to the other position - used to make the other side look weak or wrong

examples: advertising, letters to the editor/editorials, book reviews