Transcript The Four Modes of Writing

The Four Modes of Writing
Are you using the “write” mode?
Four Modes of Writing
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Descriptive Mode
Narrative Mode
Persuasive Mode
Expository Mode
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
 Used to describe or help form a visual
picture – “Show not Tell”
 Uses sensory details to appeal to the
senses
 Spatial order (zoom out or zoom in)
Narrative Writing
 Tells a story as it happens
 Uses sensory details to help reader
“experience” the event
 Chronological order (from beginning
to end or end to beginning)
Persuasive Writing
 Persuades or convinces someone to
believe what you believe
 State your opinion and then support
it with FACTS/DETAILS/EXAMPLES
 Logical order (most important to least
or least important to most)
Expository Writing
 Informs, explains, or tells “how to”
 NO opinions – uses facts and
examples
 Logical order(most important to least,
least important to most, detailed
step-by-step instructions)
Three parts for any written assignment
 Introduction
 Body
 Conclusion
Introduction
 Introduces the topic being covered
 Includes thesis statement
 Includes hook
Body
 Each paragraph should transition with
word or obvious movement
 As many paragraphs as needed to
develop topic and completely cover
 Vivid verbs and precise adjectives to
help reader understand exactly what
is being said/done
Conclusion
 “BOW” on a package
 Should tie up all loose ends
 Restate ideas from each body
paragraph or last event (narrative)
 Reader should have feeling of
completeness when finished reading
piece
Thesis Statement
Has 3 main parts
1.strong verb
2.areas being covered
3.what should be accomplished
Thesis Statement Example
By analyzing the history and rules for
volleyball, one can gain an
understanding of the game.
One can gain an understanding of
volleyball by examining the history
and rules for the game.
THE WRITING PROCESS
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Prewrite
Rough Draft
Proofreading/Editing
Revise
Publish
PREWRITE
 Brainstorming
 Selecting idea/topic
 Compete Four Square
Rough Draft
 Begin writing using four square
 Double space !!!!!
 Go from introduction to conclusion,
don’t stop in the middle
IT IS CALLED A ROUGH DRAFT FOR
A REASON
Proofreading/editing
 Proofread your paper to catch obvious
mistakes in grammar, spelling, word
choice
 Edit your paper with a peer to look
for obvious mistakes as well as
problems with organization, clarity,
overall product
 Use double space lines to mark errors
Revise
 Take suggestions/corrections on
rough draft and incorporate into
another rough draft
 Remove unnecessary information or
added needed information
 You might revise several times before
being ready to publish
Publish
 Final Draft
- You do not publish until you feel
your paper is complete
Four Square
•Better than outline
•Easier to follow
•Once filled in, paper is written