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Writing Modes

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Before writing you must identify the following:

Audience The audience is whoever will be reading your writing. Who are you addressing? A paper written for third graders and a business letter to the mayor will sound differently.

Strong verb/ purpose Why you are writing? (Explain, Entertain, Inform, Persuade)

Format How you will put the writing together (a letter, an essay, a poem, etc.) What is the format of this paper? (Letter, Essay, Picture book)

Writing Modes

Role

Topic

What point of view is the prompt asking you to assume? (A student, a son or daughter, a teenager. ) All of these roles will sound different.

What is the prompt asking you to write about? This is one of the most important steps. Read and re­read until you absolutely understand what the prompt is asking you to address.

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Narrative Writing

purpose to tell a story about an event

main idea the incident or event that is important to the story

development includes specific details about the setting,characters, conflict, action, plot; has a beginning, middle, and end; incorporates thoughts, feelings; incorporates dialogue

4Aug 12­2:20 PM

Descriptive Writing

purpose to describe using sensory details; to createpictures using the sight, sound, taste, touch,and smell words

main idea any person, object, idea, place, or emotion being described

development writing with sensory details, adjectives, vivid verbs, the five senses, and figurative language

similesmetaphoronomatopoeiapersonificationhyperbole

5Aug 12­2:24 PM

Expository Writing

purpose to explain or inform clearly

main idea the subject or topic being explained

development includes details, facts, examples, and some description; has an introduction, body, and conclusion when in essay format

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Persuasive Writing

purpose to convince the reader/audience to agree with your position

main idea the opinion or position you are presenting

development includes valid reasons, facts, examples, and evidence; has an introduction, body, and conclusion when in essay format

7Aug 24­5:26 PM

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg

Modes of Writing Activity

Remember, all good writing includes… ­ some description­ the six traits

Assignment:1. Choose one of the illustrations

from Chris Van Allsburg’s picture book The Mysteries of Harris

Burdick. 2. Fold a piece of notebook paper in half.3. Label each half (front and back) with one of the four modes of writing: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive.4. Prepare a written piece for each of the four modes of

writing based on the illustration you selected. Gothrough the steps of prewriting (on a separate piece of

paper), drafting*, revising, and editing for all four modes. 5. Choose your favorite one of the four to rewrite into final draft format for publishing.*Make sure to include a beginning, middle, and end orintroduction, body, and conclusion (depending on the mode). However, you are limited to the half­page space for each piece.

First mode due __________________________________________Second mode due ________________________________________ Third mode due __________________________________________ Fourth mode due _________________________________________

Final draft of one mode due________________________________

narrative

descriptive

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lake + why peaceful

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expository TS= Aliens + strange orbs

R1 Lit up

R2 Floating

R3 what are theydoing?

CS = Alien + orbs

E­ scared, afraid of dark E­ afraid of planetE­ scared of boy

E­ space shipE­ don't want to touch anything during exploration

E­study earthlingsE­ already tested on him/ chking upE­ one of their kind and sent down to observe earthlings

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descriptive Boy wonder

Aliens

Room

Boy

bright glowing gleaming radiant round circular sphere /ical orbs shiny reflective sparkly

dark pitch black dim scary ominous horrifying frighteningweird peculiar strange Lady Gagacreepy sleeping dead asleep out like a lightpeacefulserene unconscience

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persuasive

beginning

middle

end

parents­ I saw objectwoke up, saw 2 bright floating lights

glare from lights of car

spoke to me cop was talkingfloating imaginationin air for mins dreammoving around over active

the window open it was a dream how could glare

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Descriptive The angry and raging man stormed into the room and smashed the lump under the rug.

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