2.  Expository (also called informative)  Persuasive (also called argumentive)  Descriptive  Narrative

3.  Exposition writing "explains" or "informs.“  Most of the writing we do is expository.  When we do EXPOSitory writing, we are EXPOSing the reader to specific information.

4.  Any time you are write, type, or text ANYBODY, ANY information, you are using Expository writing.  Do your interests require Expository Writing? › Chances are that most do… (whether you like it or not)

5.  Ever try to convince anyone of your point of view? › (Come on, you are middle schoolers, of course you have) › I am sure you did this when you were really little. How about writing a letter to Santa. What you were doing there was persuading him that you had been good that year and you deserve the present you wanted.  If you do any convincing verbally, that would be Persuasive Speaking. If you were to write those same words down, that would be Persuasive writing.

6.  Any time, ever you need to write an essay or letter to convince people that your point of view is the right one.  Politicians  Writing a letter to the editor  Job Applications  Writing to request money from an organization

7.  Narrative is storytelling › Doesn’t matter whether that story is fact or fiction. › This is a good spot for descriptive writing, it allows you to set the scene for the reader.

8.  Description can be used by itself, but many times it is found in the other three types of writing.  Description uses details attained from the five senses to give the reader a "word picture" of a setting, an object, a person, or whatever it is that is being described.

9.  Use in ANY type of writing  Write with excessive detail. › Use many adjectives › Make the senses feel as if the item or event is right in front of them  Be careful that the descriptiveness doesn’t take over what the purpose of the writing is.