Text Genres &
Elements
Test Day
Information
Text Analysis
Descriptive & Narrative Writing
Grab Bag
100

This genre begins by addressing the recipient directly and immediately.

What is a letter/email?

100

This is the time length of Paper 1.

What is 2 hours and 15 minutes?

100

This is one of the elements of form, along with genre and audience.

What are text elements?

100

This is the narration style that is NOT recommended when writing a narrative paper.

What is 2nd person?

100

Hepatitis, which can be severe or cause no symptoms at all, is an inflammation of this organ.

What is the liver?

200

This genre concludes by giving a recommendation.

What is a report/article?

200

This is where I should report at 7:00 on my morning of the AICE test.

What is the media center? (Specifically, the outside doors.)

200

This is one of the elements of structure, along with introduction and development.

What are shifts?

200

This is one thing that is established in the introduction, along with characters and mood.

What is setting?

200

On March 1, 1803 it became the first state created out of the Northwest Territory.

What is Ohio?

300

The elements of this genre include a slogan, the use of rhetorical appeal, and making an offer.

What is an advertisement/brochure/leaflet?

300

This is the amount of words per line you can estimate (give or take, based on your own handwriting.)

What is 10 words per line?

300

This is one of the elements of language, along with figures of speech and persuasive techniques.

What are lexis (word choice)?

300

Every time a new character talks, you should write it on a new one of these.

What is a new line/paragraph?

300

Mexico celebrates Labor Day on the same date as many European nations & this holiday 4 days later.

What is Cinco de Mayo?

400

This genre may give advice or sell a product/idea.

What is a blog?

400

This is the date of Paper 2.

What is May 4?

400

This refers to the type of text.

What is genre?

400

Avoid using this word too much when writing dialogue.

What is "said?"

400

In the history of jazz, Louis Armstrong was one of the greatest players of this instrument.

What is the trumpet?

500

This genre includes personal stories often not meant for others to read.

What is a diary?

500

This is the minimum word count for Paper 2, Question 2.

What is 600 words?

500

This refers to the way the meaning of the text grows over the course of the text.

What is development?

500

These are words that cater to any of the five sense.

What are sensory words/details?

500

The statuesque residents of this South Pacific island are big headed.

What is Easter Island?

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