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Text Types

100

This is a text that has a claim, evidence, reasons and elaboration.

What is an argument?

200

A 14-line poem that is usually about love.

What is a sonnet?

300

This is a text that has elements of stories like characters, plot, and dialogue. The name refers to who tells the story.

Narrative

400

A story about the author's life that is NOT about every event. The name is related to "memory"

Memoir

500

This is an example:

Rain blesses the field

Frogs and toads croak and jump here

Spring returns loudly

What is a haiku?

Question Words

100

Another way of saying "tell". It shares a root word with connect.

Conveys

200

These words refer to identifying similarities and differences between two things. For example, when examining two different poems.

Compare  Contrast

300

A concise piece of writing that only includes the most important parts of the text.

What is a summary?

400

The main topic in an informational text.

What is the central idea?

500

The feeling author uses when talking about their topic. This shows up a lot in poetry.

Tone