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| writing that represents a term of events |
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| prose writing that tells about imaginary characters or events |
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| writing that is a portrayal, in words, of something that can be perceived by the senses |
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| writing that explains a position posed by the writer |
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| writing that tries to convince the reader or listener to think or act in a certain way |
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| a persuasive piece of writing that represents and logically supports a particular view or opinion |
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| narration/description (2) |
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| tells a story to make a point or creates a picture to evoke the senses |
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| to first state a general idea and follow with specific reasons, examples, facts and details to support the general idea |
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| clarifying a situation by establishing limits for what a word can and cannot mean |
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| to move upward from specific examples to some feature they have in common (class) or to move downward from some concept to some system of subcategories within that concept |
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| to show relationships between events and results |
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| to demonstrate that one object is better then another or to reveal a particular relationship between two objects |
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| an operation that moves through a series of steps to bring about a desired effect |
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| organizing an argument by presenting the steps first to last by presenting details followed by a general statement or conclusion or presenting ideas in order of their physical position |
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| a series of related events that make up a narrative, such as a story, novel or epic |
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