hello my name is Kaeleigh and welcome to forms of writing do you like to write do
you write fictional stories do you keep a diary or a journal maybe you write
letters or emails or even song lyrics even if you just keep a list you are
writing in this video you'll learn about four main types of writing grab your pen
and notebook and let's get writing even though there are many things that you
can write most of writing can be grouped into four main types narrative writing
descriptive writing expository writing and persuasive writing each type of
writing has a purpose and it's important to know the reason for your writing in
order to write well-structured pieces let's look at each type and purpose now
narrative writing can be broken up into two forms fictional narrative and
personal narrative fictional narratives are made-up stories you can write with
the purpose to entertain your readers fictional stories also include
characters or people animals or creatures they also include a setting
which is a time and place your story happens and it includes a plot or a
series of events that make your story interesting fictional stories can be
entirely from your imagination or they can be based on real events or real
people some examples of fictional narratives
are short stories fairy tales fables historical fiction dramatic plays or
poems you can learn more about the genre of fiction in the video series called
literary genres fiction Part one and Part two personal narratives are pieces
of writing about things that happen to you and your emotions related to those
experiences the purpose of this type of writing is to share your life stories in
creative ways but personal narratives can also take the form of poetry song
lyrics letters or emails and also story writing all of these can either be kept
private in a diary or journal or it can be shared through public forums like
online publishing sites or personal blogs descriptive writing paints
pictures with words it is very colorful form of writing where you describe a
person a place or an object in great detail the purpose is to have the reader
experience what you are describing as though they were actually able to see
taste feel here smell or touch some examples of
descriptive writing are journal writing articles memoirs about a person's life
and it can even be a descriptive paragraph within a fictional or personal
narrative the best descriptive pieces of writing can touch the readers emotions
through beautiful descriptive language expository writing is factual writing
about a specific topic unlike narrative writing it does not
include feelings it is facts only the purpose is to
explain inform or teach about the topic there are different styles of expository
writing some are procedural or lists step-by-step instructions like a science
experiment or a recipe some are written formally like a research project or book
report and some are recounts like news stories with details of who what where
when how and sometimes why facts some types of expository writing are intended
to compare and contrast to different things for example you might make a list
of pros and cons or positive and negative reasons for owning a cat versus
a dog no matter what you write in this category remember to keep your personal
feelings or opinions out of it and stick to the facts
and finally persuasive writing persuasive writing is a form of writing
where you try to convince or persuade someone to see things your way in other
words you want readers to accept your point of view or your suggestions this
type of writing is also called an opinion text in persuasive writing you
share your own opinion but you always back it up with evidence facts or proof
with examples a complete piece of persuasive writing actually shares both
sides of an argument like comparing and contrasting in the expository style the
difference is that in persuasive writing you provide reasons you feel your view
is the more logical option so you are encouraged to share your opinion here
you are surrounded by persuasive writing whether you
know it or not advertisements are one form of persuasive writing and can be as
simple as a small ad in a magazine to an enormous billboard on the side of the
road some other examples are debates political or other and letters to the
editor which you can find in newspapers magazines or online reviews on books or
products and even get a letter of complaint to your local restaurant for
taking your favorite meal off the menu no matter the type of writing you need
to keep your audience in mind the audience are your readers who will read
what you write is it private and for your eyes only or for a teacher a friend
a family member a general audience of peers or for the entire world when you
know who you are writing for your writing flows more easily because you
can imagine what you'd say to that person or those people instead of
talking though you are writing it all down now that you have different types
of writing to choose from what will you write today will you share your feelings
about your brother or sister will you describe your favorite spot at the park
for a friend will you write your pumpkin muffin recipe for your grandmother or
will you write a letter to your parents trying to persuade them to allow you to
go to a sleepaway camp next summer if you want to help with the writing
process check out these videos no matter what you write you can practice
everything you have learned in our fun online games and quizzes until then keep
writing and keep being clever