TYPES OF WRITING

Expository Writing

Expository writing is a way of writing by which one can explain or describe something using clear facts and examples, without necessarily giving your opinion on it. It can be found in textbooks and 'how-to' articles since it needs to be straightforward. Emphasis is placed on the delineation of information in an orderly manner for good comprehension.

Narrative Writing

Narrative writing tells about a story usually having a plot, characters, and setting combined to emotionally affect the reader. Often, in some cases, it contains descriptive language that may draw the reader into the story. It is, therefore, the ordinary writing one finds in novels and short stories. By using conflict and resolution, readers can vicariously live through an experience in the story. Narrative writing provides readers with an indirect experience.

Argumentative Writing

Argumentative writing is a genre intended to convince a reader to share the point of view it presents, usually through a clearly stated thesis, logical reasoning, and evidence, while also considering counterarguments. This is often used in such contexts as term papers and debates, by which an author attempts to persuade an audience, through rational discourse and structured arguments.

Persuasive Writing

With persuasive writing, one is trying to engage the reader into action or belief; there are also emotional appeals, and in most of these writings, rhetorical devices are used. They are to be seen in advertisements and speeches where one has to drive the audience toward a certain form of response. Persuasive writing may also call to action and will more often than not look for some sort of connection with its audience.