Writing
Personal Narratives:
Tell true stories about event in writers life. Also called autobiography.
Realistic Fiction:
Portrays invented characters and event in everyday situation that most readers would find familiar.
Mystery Stories:
Present unexplained or strange events that characters try to solve.
Free verse:
Poetry that has no regular rhyme, rhythm, or form.
Sonnet:
Form of rhyming lyric poetry with set rules.
Persuasive speeches:
Presented aloud and aim to win an audience’s support for police, position, or action.
Advertisements:
Paid announcements that try to convince people to buy something or do something.
Project plan:
Short document usually written form one member of an organization to another.
Resumes:
Overview of persons experience and qualifications for a job.
Music Review:
A listener provides his or her opinion about a piece of Music, citing likes and dislikes.
Caver letter:
Business letters, they can be written for various reasons .
Proposals:
Used in business to get approval for project.
Characteristics of Narrative Nonfiction:
Sensory details
Theme
Mood
Tone
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Characteristics of short story: conflict theme characters sensory details
Characteristics of Poem: topic or theme word choice
Components of a Sonnet: theme main idea lines 4,4,4, and 2 (ababcdcdefefgg)
14 lines
Characteristics of Persuasive Speech: lead clear thesis sources organizing structure
Element of music review: identify a song with lyrics.
Decide the best audience
Listen to the song several times
Research the artist
Characteristics of workplace writing:
Purpose and audience
Well organized
Formal and polite
Correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
Element of Resume:
Objective
Education
Experience
Achievements
Element of Proposal:
Background
Project