Styles of Writing
Global Restrictions
Ancient Toilet Paper
Panic Buying
100

Read the following and determine whether it is Emotional, Persuasive,Informative, or Entertaining writing.

Sparky the Spartan, our school mascot,finally has time to explore the library for silver nuggets and to fold a piece of origami paper the size of the entire school.

What is Entertaining Writing?

100


You will be fined 600,000 euros($650,000) if you are caught breaking the Coronavirus lockdown in this country that is the birthplace of Spanish.

What is Spain?

100

This emperor of this Asian country had his toilet paper perfumed before it was used. Hint: This country has the largest human population in the world.

What is China?

100

This soft, white paper has been flying off the shelves during the past couple of weeks

What is toilet paper?

200

Read the following and determine whether it is Emotional, Persuasive,Informative, or Entertainment writing.

Healthy hearts have four chambers, or sections. The two upper chambers, called atria, receive blood from veins.

What is Informative Writing?

200

Jalisco, Sinaloa, and a handful of other states have been asking for a nation-wide lockdown in this neighboring country.

What is Mexico?

200
Certain Native American tribes used the cob of this yellow food as toilet paper.

What is corn?

200

Here’s the definition and you guess the word: a situation in which many people suddenly buy as much food, fuel, etc. as they can because they are worried about something bad that may happen.

What is panic buying?

300

Read the following and determine whether it is Emotional, Persuasive,Informative, or Entertainment writing.

"The world is so full of a number of things,
I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. "-Robert Louis Stevenson

What is Emotional Writing?

300

In this nation of approximately 1.3 billion people, you will be punished by the police if you leave your house during the country’s 21 day lockdown.

What is India?

300

In the "birthplace of democracy" people used pottery shards as toilet paper. Hint: Athens is its capital city.

What is Greece?

300

This gel-like substance was quickly scooped up in stores as the first line of defence against COVID-19

What is hand sanitizer?

400

Read the following and determine whether it is Emotional, Persuasive,Informative, or Entertaining writing.

Typically, this style of writing is nonfiction and requires careful word choice. It attempts to show a logical argument to act on.

What is Persuasive Writing?

400


As of March 26th, this country has fined More than 100,000 of its citizens for being outside against the rules. This country has the most COVID-19 deaths and was the center of  former  Roman Empire more than a thousand years ago.

What is Italy?

400

In this ancient Italian empire, citizens used a sea sponge attached to a stick as toilet paper.

What is the Roman Empire?

400

This famous online shopping company has had long delays in shipping due to people panic buying.

What is Amazon?

500

Read the following and determine whether it is Emotional, Persuasive,Informative, or Entertaining writing.

"Public education is no longer a priority in this country. As it stands, only 2% of tax dollars go to schools. Clearly we need to find a way to increase this budget if we expect to see any real improvement our education system."

What is Persuasive Writing?

500

While 20% of the world is under lockdown(mostly in Europe and Asia), there is still one continent where there has been zero cases of COVID-19



What is Antarctica?

500

National Toilet Paper Day is on August 26th. It is celebrated on August 26th because on August 26th, of this year that the first roll of toilet paper was sold. It is the same year that the Great Chicago Fire occurred.

What is 1871?

500

This valuable metal is now almost impossible to buy during this health scare. Back in 1849 hundreds of thousands of people journeyed to California to make a living finding this precious metal used in coins, dental filings, and jewlery.

What is gold?

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