Tuesday, November 12, 2002

Basic Writing Styles (Modes)

Narrative Writing tells a personal or fictional experience or tells a story based on a real or imagined event.
Expository writing is writing that is designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to understand.
Persuasive writing attempts to convince the reader to accept a point of view or to take a specific action.
Topic Sentence
or
Paragraph

I
feelings
focus

Detail Sentences
or
Paragraphs in Sequence

Ending Sentence
or
Paragraph
restates the topic
Topic Sentence
or
Paragraph

no "I"
no feelings
focus

Detail Sentences
or
Paragraphs
facts

Ending Sentence
or
Paragraph
restates the topic
Topic Sentence
or
Paragraph

states an opinion
focus

Detail Sentences
or
Paragraphs
facts to support
strongest statement first

Ending Sentence
or
Paragraph
restates the topic