1. Modes of Writing

2. There are Four Modes of Writing
Narrative
Descriptive
Expository
Persuasive

3. Narrative Writing Tells a story Uses characters, dialogue
Has a plot with a climax and resolution
Beginning
Middle
End

4. Descriptive Writing Describes in great detail Uses the five senses
Taste
Smell
Touch
Sight
Hearing

5. Expository Writing Explains something to the reader
May include directions or “how to” information
May explain why or how something was done
History books and science books and math books contain expository writing

6. Persuasive Writing
Persuades the reader to do something or believe a certain way
Commercials are persuasive writing
Politicians’ speeches are persuasive writing
Letters to government officials or businesses may be persuasive writing

7. Writing Prompts on the ADAW
You must be able to recognize what mode of writing a writing prompt requires
Practice with the following prompts

8. What kinds of things do you do to relax
What kinds of things do you do to relax? Identify your favorite way to relax, and explain why its your favorite.

9. Bees make honey in their hive
Bees make honey in their hive. Many bees spend their entire lifetime doing nothing but helping to make honey. Write a story about meeting a bee that hates honey.

10. You love the way your neighborhood looks when it’s decorated with Christmas lights. Compose a letter to your neighbors to convince them to keep their lights up all year.

11. Describe a home that would be an appropriate place for a clown to live.

12. Quick Check Quiz 1. List the four modes of writing.
2. Give an example of persuasive writing.
3. List a “clue word” for expository writing.