Types of Writing

1. Types of Writing • Expository • Narrative • Persuasive

2. Expository • Explain an event or an concept

3. Narrative • Tells a story (fiction)

4. Persuasive • Try to persuade or convince you to do something

5. Genre • The type of story Fiction Non-fiction

6. Non-fiction • True, based on facts Earthquakes

7. Story written about someone’s life Biography

8. Autobiography • Life story written by that same person

9. Fiction • Not true, fake, not based in facts

10. Science fiction Takes place in the future

11. Historical fiction • Fiction takes place in the past

12. Realistic fiction • Type of fiction that could be real

13. Legend • Story that keeps growing The legend of Sleepy Hollow

14. Myth • Story about gods

15. Fable • Story that teaches a lesson or moral • Animals are usually the characters

16. Fairy tale Usually ends with “happily ever after” Cinderella

17. Fantasy • Story that uses a lot of imagination Movie examples?

18. Author The person that writes a story

19. Narrator • Someone who tells the story

20. Illustrator • Draws the pictures or visuals for the story

21. characters • People in the story

22. Setting • Place and time of the story

23. conflict • Problem in the story

24. climax • The most exciting part of the story

25. Theme • What the story is mainly about Big idea

26. Dialogue • Where characters speak to one another; may often be used to substitute for exposition. Comics and plays

27. 1st person point of view • Uses I and my and we and ours I We My Our

28. 3rd person point of view • Uses his and her and they He She They Harold Esperanza

29. Voice • Add some personality to your writing

30. Tone • Tells the mood of the story

31. Visual/Illustration/Image • A picture from the story

32. Summary • Retell the main parts of the story

33. Chronological order/ Sequence • Telling the story in the correct order 1 2 3 4 5

34. Figurative language/Figure of speech • Use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Personification Onomatopoeia Verbal Irony Oxymoron

35. Metaphor • Comparison that says one thing is something else Papa is a mule and won’t understand

36. Simile • Comparison using like or as He is as blind as a bat

37. Hyperbole An exaggeration That was the fanciest birthday party in the world!

38. Personification • Human traits for something not human

39. Onomatopoeia • Sound effect words The tic-tac of the clock.

40. Verbal irony • Where the meaning of a specific expression is, or is intended to be, the exact opposite of what the words literally mean. (Sarcasm is a tone of voice that often accompanies verbal irony, but they are not the same thing.)

41. Oxymoron • A contradiction in terms. Romeo describes love using several oxymorons, such as “cold fire,” “feather of lead” and “sick health,” to suggest its contradictory nature.

42. Idiom • Give different meanings to words and phrases Hey, Al. I was invited to be a judge for the Miss America Beauty Pageant! Oh, really? Come on, you're pulling my leg! No, honestly. Do you really think that I'm trying to fool you with a ridiculous story? Well, you've told me foolish stories before. I can assure you that this one is for real. It’s raining cats and dogs

43. Foreshadowing • Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen

44. Symbolism/Imagery • When words make pictures in your mind White-purity Red?

45. Prefix • Added to the beginning of the word Re-read Pre-view Un-cover

46. Suffix • Added to the end of the word Document-ation Publish-er Soft-en Child-ish

47. Synonym • Same meaning Huge=massive Strange=bizarre

48. Antonym • Opposites Colorful ≠ Colorless Unknown ≠ Famous

49. Homonym • Sound the same spelled the same different meaning The rose is beautiful Rose Jesus rose from the death on the third day

50. Homophone • Has the same sound but different spelling and meaning Red Read Blue Blew