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Nonfiction/Fiction Narratives
Poetry
Exposition
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Other Genres
100
This type of writing shares true facts about someone else's life.
What is biographical narrative.
100
This poem has only three lines with 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and then five syllables.
What is a haiku.
100
This essay examines arguments for and against an idea.
What is a pro-con essay.
100
Paid announcements that appear in all media and try to convince people to buy or do something.
What is an advertisement.
100
These analyze and interpret an author's work.
What is response to literature.
200
In these, writers record their personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
What is a diary or journal entry.
200
These words appeal to a reader's sense of taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound.
What is sensory details.
200
These offer information about news and events.
What is a newspaper or magazine article.
200
These evaluate items and activities, such as books, movies, plays, and music.
What is a review.
200
Focus on the purposes, procedures, and results of a lab experiment.
What is a lab report.
300
Stories that stretch the imagination and take readers to unreal worlds where animals may talk and people may fly are called what?
What is fantasy.
300
This poetry has no regular rhyme, rhythm, or form.
What is free verse.
300
Explores similarities and differences between two or more things for a specific purpose.
What is a compare-and-contrast essay.
300
Readers write to a publication to express opinions in response to previously published articles in this form.
What is a letter to the editor.
300
List the research sources a writer use.
What is a bibliography or Works Cited.
400
Traditional stories told in cultures around the world.
What are myths or legends.
400
A poem that is fourteen lines long and follows a set rhythm scheme.
What is a sonnet.
400
This writing organizes a subject into categories and then offers examples and explanations for each one.
What is a classification essay.
400
These state the opinions of editors of a newspaper about current issues.
What are editorials.
400
A form of communication written between family and friends.
What is a friendly letter.
500
This type of writing portrays invented characters and events in everyday situations.
What is realistic fiction.
500
This rhythm scheme includes 10 syllables on every line with every other syllable being stressed.
What is iambic pentameter.
500
This essay traces the results of an event or describes the reason an event happened.
What is a cause-and-effect essay.
500
Presented aloud and aim to win an audience's support for a policy, position, or action.
What is persuasive speech.
500
An overview of a person's experience and qualifications for a job.
What is a resume.