DESCRIPTIVE AND NARRATIVE WRITING

DESCRIPTIVE AND NARRATIVE WRITING

1. DISCRIPTIVE AND NARRATIVE WRITING

2. TYPES OF WRITING Narrative Descriptive Expository Persuasive

3. DISCRIPTIVE WRITING Uses vivid images to describe a person, place, or event so that the topic can be clearly “seen” in the reader’s mind. Descriptive writing brings words to life and makes the text interesting.

4. EXAMPLES OF DESCRIPTIVE WRITING: menu, travel brochure, poster

5. Purpose of Descriptive Writing Describe something in an original and unique so that it appeals to the five senses Touch Taste Hear See Smell

6. Narrative Writing Narrative writing tells a story or part of a story. Includes: Plot Characterization Setting Theme Point of View

7. EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE WRITING: Novels Short Stories Biographies Autobiographies Historical Accounts Poems Drama/Plays *Note: These writing types can overlap.