Short, can be read in one sitting, focuses on one topic or main idea, and it's purpose is to inform.
What is 'news article'?
100
A manual of instruction in any branch of study produced according to the needs of an institution or organization.
What is 'textbook'?
100
An account of the writer's own life that has a plot and can be read in one sitting or have many chapters.
What is an 'autobiography'?
100
Written conversation that may be direct or indirect.
What is 'dialogue'?
200
These four modes describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing.
What is/are 'rhetorical modes'?
200
Newspaper, magazine, or online article written by editors of the publication to express their opinion about a certain subject. Intended to inform and persuade.
What is an 'editorial'?
200
A compendium of knowledge that is organized by topic, alphabetically, and contains short entries. Used for research. Dead tree media versions spanned many volumes, now primarily used online.
What is an 'encyclopedia'?
200
A writer's record of experiences -- or memories -- from his/her own life.
What is a 'memoir'?
200
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or a particular group of people (Eh vs. huh.)
What is a 'dialect'?
300
Intended to create a mood or emotion, or to recreate a person, place, thing, or event. Relies heavily on imagery.
What is 'descriptive' or 'description'?
300
Most prominently featured story in a publication. Focuses on one topic or main idea and has a plot or purpose.
What is the/a 'feature story'?
300
A collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage of information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, translation, and other information.
What is a 'dictionary'?
300
A short piece of nonfiction that examines a single subject. Can be based on research or personal experience and read in one sitting. Usually five or more paragraphs.
What is an 'essay'?
300
A fixed concept or idea of a person that does not allow for any individuality.
What is a 'stereotype'?
400
It tries to convince the reader to act or think in a certain way.
What is 'persuasive' or 'persusasion'?
400
A periodical that is literally published daily.
What is a 'journal'?
400
A reference work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), and generally lists them in alphabetical order.
What is a 'thesaurus'?
400
An account of a person's life written by another person that has a plot and can be read in one sitting or have many chapters.
What is a 'biography'?
400
A personal and often unreasonable judgment or prejudice.
What is 'bias'?
500
Explains, gives information, defines, or clarifies an idea.
What is 'expository' or 'exposition'?
500
An account recorded in a question/answer format word for word, can be read in one sitting. May appear in bullet format or like a drama.
What is an 'interview'?
500
A small piece of writing taken from a larger piece, longer than what is usually considered a quotation, and is used to make a specific point.
What is an 'excerpt'?
500
A written message from one party to another containing information. This medium is being transformed by electronic communications.
What is/are a 'letter' or 'letters'?
500
Chronological order, Cause and Effect, Comparison/Contrast, Problem/Solution, Question/Answer, and Sequence are examples of these.