Expository Writing
Has a:
Table of contents
Index
Glossary
Argumentative / Persuasive text
Author produces a claim
Makes an argument
Hopes the reader agrees
Procedural Text
Stop by step guides
- cookbook
- instructions for furniture
Informative Text
Written cues
Organization
Graphics
Illustrations
4 types of informative writing
Literacy non fiction
Expository writing
Argumentative or persuasive
Literary non-fiction
Biographies
Technical Books
Memoirs
Essays
Autobiography
Poetry
Emotive Language
The use of descriptive words that shows feeling.
Emotional language is
Biased
Emotional Language is best used
In texts where the author is giving a personal account of something
Descriptive writing
Creates a vivid image in readers mind.
Uses adjectives and adverbs
Key words for cause
If
Maybe due to
Because
Since
Key words for contrast
Then
Consequently
As a result
For this reason
So
Technical passage includes
Reports
Briefs
Proposals
Resumes
Descriptions
Documentation of process
A narrative must have
A plot
Characters
Figurative Language
An expository passage is
Used to teach and explain information in an objective way
Four different types of essays
Expository
Persuasive
Descriptive
Narrative
