Persuasive Writing
Promotes benefits, includes offers and contact information.
What is an advertisement?
Objective report organized with the most important information first.
What is a news story?
Daily reflective writing often beginning with a greeting.
What is a diary?
Includes subject line, greeting, message, and signature.
What is an email?
Point of view addressing the reader directly as “you.”
What is second-person point of view?
Persuasive informational foldout targeting a specific audience.
What is a brochure or leaflet?
Informational text using subheadings, body paragraphs, and captions.
What is an article?
Occasional reflective writing without a greeting.
What is a journal?
Includes sender information, recipient address, greeting, and closing.
What is a letter?
Point of view commonly used in news reporting.
What is third-person point of view?
Opinion-based newspaper piece encouraging readers to agree or take action.
What is an editorial?
A life story written by someone other than the subject.
What is a biography?
Informal online writing with links and a friendly tone.
what is a blog?
Scripted conversation divided into intro, discussion, and outro.
What is a podcast script?
Point of view used in diaries, blogs, and travel writing.
What is first-person point of view?
A spoken text using rhetorical appeals to convince an audience.
What is a speech script?
A life story written by the person about their own life.
What is an autobiography?
Story writing including plot, characters, dialogue, and conflict.
What is narrative writing?
Writing that begins with a hook, develops ideas, and ends with a conclusion.
What is an article structure?
Persuasive appeals based on emotion, logic, and credibility.
What are ethos, logos, and pathos?
Writing that informs while promoting a destination using personal experience.
What is travel writing?
Text including ingredients followed by step-by-step instructions.
What is a recipe?
Emotional speech honoring someone who has passed away.
What is a eulogy?
Writing that starts with broad imagery and zooms into detail.
What is a descriptive piece?
Language appealing to the senses to immerse readers.
What is imagery or descriptive language?