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Narrative Writing

The document discusses four main types of writing: 1. Narrative writing tells a story or factual event in chronological order with a beginning, middle, and end. Examples include lab experiments or instructions. 2. Expository writing aims to inform by presenting facts, generalizations, and theories with examples to illustrate them. It is commonly found in newspapers, magazines, reports, and nonfiction books. 3. Persuasive writing intends to convince a group to adopt a viewpoint or cause by backing arguments with evidence. 4. Argumentative writing rationally persuades through appealing to facts and reasoning, seeking to convince rather than just explain or use emotion. It must present a proposition and balance arguments

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Narrative Writing

The document discusses four main types of writing: 1. Narrative writing tells a story or factual event in chronological order with a beginning, middle, and end. Examples include lab experiments or instructions. 2. Expository writing aims to inform by presenting facts, generalizations, and theories with examples to illustrate them. It is commonly found in newspapers, magazines, reports, and nonfiction books. 3. Persuasive writing intends to convince a group to adopt a viewpoint or cause by backing arguments with evidence. 4. Argumentative writing rationally persuades through appealing to facts and reasoning, seeking to convince rather than just explain or use emotion. It must present a proposition and balance arguments

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TYPES OF WRITING

1. NARRATIVE WRITING

It is about events which involve people as opposed to descriptive writing (which is about
people, objects and processes).

In technical field is a sequential development of a factual event or story. Its flow is guided by
the elements of time and space of an event. Normally meant to be entertaining

A narrative story is usually told in a particular order mostly chronologically. This an


organization based on the (occurrence) series of events and the way they relate to one
another. It must have the beginning middle and ending.

Some example of technical narration: laboratory experiments or workshop procedures. Refer


the passage on Photographing Mars from Mariner IV, how to operate a machinery, how
to change car tire

The time chronology is marked by such words as

-dates back ……
-a dozen of years….
-in summer of (year)….
-a few years later…….
- I was accepted in 1962….
-the next favorable opportunity….. etc.

2. EXPOSITORY WRITING

Is an explanatory writing its aim is basically to inform (factually), instruct or clarify on facts
of a certain aspect of interest.

It comprises series of facts, generalization, or theories which have to be exemplified or


illustrated in order to affect their believability.

Most of none and academic writing are in the form of exposition.

Usually begin with some form of generalization, i.e. the first statement about the subject is
first given in a general form, next the each paragraph will give details on a given aspect of it.

The expository writing is typically found in the directives, newspaper, and magazine articles,
reports and nonfiction books.

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Functions of exposition could be how to do something e.g. how to operate a piece of
machinery or giving particular directives

-The effects of television commercials on the teenage audience

Key elements in Expository Writing

 Be clear and concise present only essential details


 Be sure to enough background for the audience to understand what you ere saying
 Relate the details to each other using transitions as first, second next or on the other
hand
 Organize your information in a logical order
 Have clear goal and focus in mind
 Begin your statement with a general statement(s) of what you are going to say then go
the specific details
 At the end of your speech remind the listeners of the points you have just made
 Use appropriate visual aids

3. PURSUASIVE WRITING
Is a form of writing which is meant to convince and or to influence a group of people to adopt
a particular stand, for example to vote for a particular candidate? Supporting a particular
cause, view of events or proposal.

Normally it is used on the discussion of the controversial issues

Key elements

 Take clear stand right from the beginning


 Back your arguments with data, evidence examples and clarification
 Anticipate some objections from the audience

4. ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING
This is a rational means of persuasion and not a quarrel. It differs from exposition in that it
seeks to convince not only to explain. And it differs from emotional persuasion in that it
seeks to convince by appealing to the mind or factual reasoning

Key elements

 Need to have an argument and proposition


 To balance an argument
 Major proposition followed by minor proposition
 The use of verifiable facts

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