GENRES 1
GENRES 2
FORMS 1
FORMS 2
DEFINITIONS
100
This genre of writing uses precise language, sensory details and rhyme.
What is poetry?
100
This writing is about imagined people, places, or ideas.
What is fiction narration?
100
This is a form of fiction narration where imagined people are put in a real place or event from history.
What is historical fiction?
100
Notes and letters to yourself that are kept for personal reasons are examples of this form of nonfiction narrative writing.
What is diary or journal entries?
100
This is a category of writing.
What is genre?
200
This genre of writing is based on factual information from outside sources.
What is research writing?
200
This genre uses characters, setting, plot, themes, and sequence of events.
What is fiction narration?
200

This form of writing is an overview of a person's life history.

What is a biography?

200
A blog is an example of this type of writing.
What is nonfiction narrative?
200

A type of writing where you just say whatever you're thinking, not worrying about convincing others or telling a story. 

What is free writing/blogging?

300
This kind of writing seeks to communicate ideas and information to a specific audience for a specific purpose.
What is exposition?
300
This type of writing aims to influence the attitudes or actions of the reader.
What is persuasive writing?
300
This form of writing examines the similarities and differences between two or more things.
What is a compare-and-contrast essay?
300
This is a short statement that tells the main idea or claim of your paper.
What is a thesis statment?
400
This genre is about real people, events, and ideas.
What is nonfiction?
400
This is a common form of writing that you see on TV during almost every show you watch.
What is advertisement?
500
An autobiography is a form of this genre of writing.
What is nonfiction narrative?
500

Writing a script for a video game is a form of this genre of writing.

What is narrative?

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