Prompts

Question 0

What writing is to the point and factual

Answer 0

Expository

Question 1

Expository

Answer 1

Expository writing is to the point and factual. This category of writing includes definitions, instructions, directions, and other basic comparisons and clarifications. Expository writing is devoid of descriptive detail and opinion. Example prompt: describe the Greeks code of hospitality and give an example of it in action

Question 2

Descriptive

Answer 2

Used to create a vivid idea of a picture, place, person, or idea; much like painting with words. Prompt example: describe in detail the richness of Menelaus’s palace in Sparta

Question 3

Which prompt is like painting with words

Answer 3

Descriptive

Question 4

Narrative

Answer 4

Tells a story. Prompt example: describe Helen’s story about Odysseus in Troy

Question 5

Which prompt tells a story

Answer 5

Narrative

Question 6

Persuasive

Answer 6

Thought of as a debate in writing. The idea is to express an opinion or take a stance about something and then support that opinion in a way that convinces the reader to see it in the same way.

Question 7

Which writing is thought of as a debate

Answer 7

Persuasive

Question 8

Name all the types of writing

Answer 8

Expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive.

Question 9

Persuasive about the author and persuasive about the character prompt examples

Answer 9

Persuasive about the author: examine how Homer portrays different aspects of Odysseus’s Arête in book 4. Persuasive about the character prompt example: explain the significance of Athena’s visit told to Telemachus.