Styles Of Writing

Question 1

What are the 4 main styles of writing?

Answer 1

• Expository
• Descriptive
• Persuasive
• Narrative

Question 2

What is expository writing?

Answer 2

A style of writing that seeks to explain, illuminate, or expose.

Question 3

What are some examples of expository writing?

Answer 3

Teachings, newspapers & magazine articles, text books, essays and encyclopaedia texts.

Question 4

What assumptions does expository writing make?

Answer 4

It assumes the reader is oblivious.

Question 5

What does expository writing aim to do?

Answer 5

Teach and provide the reader with as much information as possible.

Question 6

How can we further break down expository writing?

Answer 6

• Cause & Effect
• Problem & Solution
• Compare & Contrast
• Definition
  -Process
  -Classification

Question 7

What type of fiction is expository writing?

Answer 7

non-fiction

Question 8

What is descriptive writing?

Answer 8

A writing style that aims to engage the imagination of the reader.

Question 9

What kind of fiction is descriptive writing used in?

Answer 9

Fiction & non-fiction

Question 10

What does descriptive writing aim to do?

Answer 10

Paint a vivid image in the reader’s mind.

Question 11

What tools can be used can help writing become descriptive?

Answer 11

Thesaurus’.

Question 12

What makes descriptive writing so successful?

Answer 12

Details.

Question 13

What do details add?

Answer 13

They immerse the reader, and draw them in.

Question 14

What should we bear in mind when using descriptions?

Answer 14

Be careful not to have long lists of descriptions without order.

Question 15

How can we try to keep descriptions entertaining?

Answer 15

Create a sequence of importance - start with the most important details

Question 16

What easy tip can be used to help build a vivid image that’s easily relatable to the reader?

Answer 16

The five sense.

Question 17

What does persuasive writing aim to do?

Answer 17

Aims to convince the reader to buy an idea/opinion by presenting evidence.

Question 18

What must a good piece of persuasive writing be?

Answer 18

• Balanced
• Accurate
• Current

Question 19

What is a persuasive writer’s goal?

Answer 19

To sway you towards their way of thinking so their ideas will feel sounder.

Question 20

Where is persuasive writing used?

Answer 20

non-fiction

Question 21

Where is persuasive writing often used?

Answer 21

Adverts.

Question 22

How do adverts use persuasive writing to convince you to buy?

Answer 22

• Create urgency ‘buy now’
  ‘offer ends soon’
• comparison between other companies

Question 23

What is the aim of narrative writing?

Answer 23

To tell a story with a beginning, middle, end and a moral or lesson.

Question 24

What other style of writing does narrative writing sometimes include?

Answer 24

Descriptions

Question 25

What rules does narrative writing have?

Answer 25

A story has to be told.

Question 26

What kind of writing does narrative writing use?

Answer 26

Both

Question 27

What is the writer’s voice?

Answer 27

Where the writer’s personality shines through on the page.