Writing Styles

Question 1

Signal words

Answer 1

Words or phrases that show the connection between ideas

Question 2

Narrative text

Answer 2

Fictional stories, plays, poems.

Usually contains some element of plot or conflict

Question 3

Organizational structure

Answer 3

Text structure can include cause/effect, problem/solution, main idea/details and/or sequence

Question 4

Drama

Answer 4

Serious and thought provoking dramatic literature

Question 5

Compare and contrast

Answer 5

Organizational approach where author provides similarities and differences about two ideas

Question 6

Cause and effect

Answer 6

Writing method in which author explains reasons why something happened or the effects of something that has happened.

Question 7

Claim and refutation

Answer 7

Organizational approach where author argues against a statement, fact, or claim.

Question 8

Poetry

Answer 8

Creative writing in verse and often including rhymes or heavy use of figurative language.

Question 9

Genre

Answer 9

Various forms of text including short stories, essays, folk tales, fairy tales, poetry, historical fiction, biographies, memoirs, etc

Question 10

Nonfiction

Answer 10

Writing based on factual information, may tell a story or give information.

Question 11

Spatial order

Answer 11

Organizational approach where ideas are arranged related to physical space.

Question 12

Fiction

Answer 12

Writing that describes imaginary events and or people

Question 13

Order of importance

Answer 13

Organizational approach where ideas are arranged with most important claim at top or bottom

Question 14

Memoir

Answer 14

Story or account of someone’s life

Question 15

Problem and solution

Answer 15

Organizational approach where author presents a problem and a possible solution

Question 16

Chronological order

Answer 16

Organizational approach that follows an orderly progression of events based on time.

Question 17

Informational text

Answer 17

Provides factual information (newspapers, magazines. Textbooks)

Question 18

Transition words

Answer 18

Phrases and words used to link sentences, paragraphs and ideas together.

Question 19

Sequential order

Answer 19

Follows orderly progression of events ideas or steps