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ELA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| texts that are written to guide a reader through a process | Procedural Text |
| writing that deals with real people, events, things, and places | Nonfiction |
| texts that give or explain information to the reader; also called informational texts | Expository Text |
| texts that are written for the purpose of changing a reader's mind or actions | Persuasive Text |
| true stories told in an entertaining way using literary elements, such as plot, characterization, suspense, and sensory language | Literary Nonfiction |
| What is the author's purpose in a literary nonfiction work? to inform the reader by explaining facts about a true event to persuade the reader to accept the writer's viewpoint to entertain the reader with a true story | to entertain the reader with a true story |
| a piece of factual writing that has an informative purpose | Document |
| written to express a problem with a product or service | Letter of Complaint |
| written to ask for information or action | Letter of request |
| written for a variety of reasons; uses informal language | Friendly Letter |
| uses formal language to request information, express an opinion, or voice a complaint | Business Letter |