How to tell the difference among all of the choices.
Writing Genres
Descriptive
Narrative
Expository
Persuasive
Responding to Literature
Descriptive
Use lots of adjectives to describe
 one or two things
These things can be a person,
 place, thing, or event
Many sensory images help the
 reader to picture the topic
Narrative
Tells a story
Usually about a memorable event
 or an important experience
The details answer the 5 W’s:
  Who, What, When, Where, Why
Expository
Writer gives information
Choices can be:
  An explanation
  Directions
  How to do something
Persuasive
Share opinions or strong feelings
 on a topic
Writer works on convincing the
 reader to agree with his/her side or
 ideas
Responding to Literature
Writer shares his/her thoughts
 about a particular piece
Writer uses specific examples from
 the passage to communicate
 his/her thoughts
Literature
 Historical Fiction
 Mystery
 Science Fiction
 Fantasy
 Autobiography
 Biography
 Poetry
 Drama
Historical Fiction
Is a fictional story using real
 characters and events to make the
 story more interesting
Mystery
A story that has a problem that
 needs to be solved
Most often a crime has been
 committed
Elements include suspects, police,
 weapon, victim, crime, witnesses
 and clues
Science Fiction
A fictional story that includes
 elements of science that could
 possibly happen in the far off
 future
Fantasy
A story in which there are
 imaginary elements: flying horses,
 magic, or impossibilities
Autobiography
A story where someone other than
 the person the novel is about tells
 that person’s life
Biography
A story where the person writes the
 novel about him/herself
Written in first person
Poetry
Most poems are highly concise,
 musical, and have emotionally
 charged language.
Poets share thoughts and opinions
 through the structured form
Drama
A story written to be performed by
 actors on a stage
The script is made up of dialogue
 and stage directions to tell the
 actors how to move and speak.

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