Writing
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American Dream Writing Contest:
http://www.coldwellbanker.com/AmericanDream
1: Expressive
includes personal narratives, stories, poetry, songs, and dramatic pieces. Writing may be based on real or imagined events.
2: Expository
Expository writing includes nonfiction writing that describes, explains, informs, or summarizes ideas and content. The writing supports a thesis based on research, observation, and/or experience.
3: Functional
Functional writing provides specific directions or information related to real-world tasks. This includes letters, memos, schedules, directories, signs, manuals, forms, recipes, and technical pieces for specific content areas.
4: Persuasive
Persuasive writing is used for the purpose of influencing the reader. The author presents an issue and expresses an opinion in order to convince an audience to agree with the opinion or to take a particular action.
5: Literary Response
Literary response is the writer¢â¡Ás reaction to a literary selection. The response includes the writer¢â¡Ás interpretation, analysis, opinion, and/or feelings about the piece of literature and selected elements within it.
6: Research
Research writing is a process in which the writer identifies a topic or question to be answered. The writer locates and evaluates information about the topic or question, and then organizes, summarizes, and synthesizes the information into a finished product.
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