Mastering Different Types of Writing Techniques

1. Types of Writing:Expository vs. Narrativevs. Argumentative

2. Identify what types of writing are expository or narrative • Learn the difference between expository, narrative, and argumentative writing • Learn the difference between informative and explanatory writing Lesson Goals

3. Either fictional or non fictional, entertaining story that includes story elements with a beginning, middle, and end. • Purpose is to entertain • Education is a side effect What is a narrative?

4. Non-fictional, informative or explanatory composition that includes an introduction, thesis, body, and conclusion and is used for educational purpose • It is informative, factual, and typically has no story elements • An expository essay uses transitions that help the flow of the text • It has a thesis statement telling the readers what the essay is about • It is detailed, thorough, and fact-based What is an expository essay?

5. Types of Writing in Each Genre

6. So…What’s the difference?

7. Informative: a piece of text that is designed to provide facts and data (e.g., problem/solution, cause/effect, sequential) • Explanatory: includes a person’s views on an experience, an activity, or how to do something (without providing argument) (e.g., description or definition with causes, motives, or reasons) What is the difference between informative and explanatory writing?

8. Which thesis matches an expository (E) or argumentative (A)? • Although Georgia has many outstanding colleges, Georgia Institute of Technology requires the highest SAT test scores. • Although Georgia has many outstanding colleges, the University of Georgia is the best. • Despite the many organs in the human body, a person cannot live without the heart for three major reasons. • Despite the many organs in your body, the heart is the most important. • Although many people believe that heat is transferred in many different ways, there are only three types of heat transfer. • There are three types of heat transfer; however, conduction is the easiest way. Quiz

9. include relevant content that supports or explains a topic • a topic is a general category or class of ideas • introduce a topic clearly and concisely • provide a “hook” to grab the interest of your reader • include a thesis statement which is the blueprint statement for your essay Introduction

10. Review the components of an essay

11. provide sufficient evidence: informative and explanatory texts are composed of relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations and examples • cite information accurately and explain how the cited information supports your thesis • pay attention to the difference between quoting information and paraphrasing information Organization and Development

12. transitions connect ideas and concepts to create cohesion • transitions clarify relationships among ideas and concepts • transitions can be individual words, phrases or sentences Transitions

13. precise language is the most accurate word to describe or explain • domain-specific words are those that have a precise meaning in a subject (foot in biology and foot in math) Precise Language

14. style is the way an author uses language (e.g., formal, poetic, direct, fast-paced, down-to-earth) • style should remain consistent throughout a piece and should be formal in academic writing Style

15. a concluding statement reinforces the ideas presented in the text • a concluding statement can be one or more sentences (e.g., a concluding paragraph) • a conclusion summarizes or reflects on the information presented Conclusion