Types of Writing
Writing Process
Literary Genres - Fiction
Key Reading Terms
Mr. Dudley Trivia
100
What does expository writing do?
Explains
100
What do you do when you draft?
Actually write your answer the best way you can the first time through.
100
A story that represents something bigger.
allegory
100
Making an educated guess or assumption based on the reading.
Inference
100
State where Mr. Dudley was born
Indiana
200
What does persuasive writing do?
Convince the reader of something.
200
What do you do when you prewrite?
Brainstorm, choose your best points, and then organize them.
200
This type of writing is often from the American frontier and contains superhuman characters.
Tall Tale
200
A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
200
State where Mr. Dudley began his teaching career.
Colorado
300
What does narrative writing do?
Tells a story or relates an incident.
300
What does it mean when you publish your writing?
That is when you turn it in completed.
300
This type of writing is usually about the future and often contains outer space, new technology, planets, crazy theories, etc.
Science Fiction
300
When an object in a story represents something bigger.
Symbolism
300
Name of Mr. Dudley's son.
Justin
400
What does descriptive writing do?
Uses the senses to make the reader feel, see, hear, etc.
400
How long should an OGT essay be?
5 paragraphs.
400
This type of writing has an unexplainable problem that the reader tries to figure out along with the characters.
Mystery
400
When the author uses clues to predict or give hints about future events in the story.
Foreshadowing
400
Name of Mr. Dudley's wife.
Laura
500
What are the four reasons (purposes) for writing?
To inform To explain To persuade To entertain
500
What does it mean to contrast?
Show how objects or ideas are different.
500
This type of writing is often connected with a nation or people and often glorifies a hero.
Legend
500
Making a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
500
Number of dogs Mr. Dudley has.
One
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