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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Descriptive writing | riddles, biographical/character sketches, observation reports, descriptive essays (travel brochure) |
| Persuasive writing | editorial, persuasive/opinion essay, evaluations, advertisements, personal essays |
| Expository writing | news writings, lists, charts, paraphrases, summaries, reviews, letters, memos, e-mails, how-to or process essays, cause/effect essays, problem/solution essays, comparison/contrast pieces |
| Narrative writing | short stories, fictional writing, personal stories, historical or science fiction writing |
| Research | i-seach reports, interview transcripts, research reports |
| Poetry | rhymed traditional, unrhymed traditional, non-traditional, formula or invented |
| Drama | script, reader's theater |
| Writing about literature | literature response, literary analysis, book reviews |
| Drama | Romeo and Juliet |
| Fable | Tortoise and the Hare |
| Fairy Tale | Cinderella |
| Fantasy | Maximum Ride |
| Fiction | Frindle |
| Historical Fiction | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
| Horror | Goosebumps |
| Humor | Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing |
| Mystery | Pretty Little Liars |
| Mythology | Percy Jackson and The Olympians series |
| Short Story | The Fan Club |
| Tall Tale | Paul Bunyon |
| Biography | Play Like a Jet |
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