parts of speech
McLaughlin Teachers
Types of Writing
McLaughlin Staff
Genres
100

person, place, or thing

noun

100

art and math 


Mr. Kim


100

to tell a story

Narrative

100

STX Unit Leader

MR. Jackson

100

imaginary writing

Fiction

200

action or state of being

verb

200

Runs afterschool activites with Ms. Magnolia

Ms. Alexander

200

help the reader visualize, in detail, a character, event, place, or all of these things at once ...

Descriptive

200

BDU UNIT LEADER

Mr. Parker

200

based on historical, scientific, and empirical information

Non-fiction


300

conjoins words or phrases

conjunctions

300

room 103

Mr Cohan

300

inform, explain, or describe something to the reader.

Expository

300

Brings dog to work in Cottage

Mr. Abercombie

300

fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime,

Mystery

400

shows location or placement

prepositions


400

School Principal

Ms Senior

400

aims to sway or convince the audience to adopt a particular viewpoint

Persuasive

400

Used to play professional football

Mr. Ali

400

story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual.

tall tell

500

usually ends in ly

Adverb

500

after school with coffee

Ms. Gill

500

ntended to express the original thoughts of the writer. Examples are poems, plays, songs, and personal essays.

Creative Writing

500

tallest state staff

Mr. Olson

500

literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language

Poetry