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Types of Writing
There are several types of writing, which are:
1) Descriptive writing
As the name suggest, you need to describe vividly about a person, object, place or event using your five senses (sight, smell, touch, hear, taste). If you're trying to describe a person, object, place or event, ask yourself these questions:
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What can you smell?
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What can you taste?
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What can you see?
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What can you hear?
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How do you feel? What can you touch?
The golden rules when writing a descriptive essay is to have at least THREE out of the five senses in each paragraph. In addition, remember to 'show don't tell' when writing a descriptive essay.
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2) Compare and contrast writing
As the name suggest, you point out the similarities and differences about your topic.
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Compare : identify what aspects are similar or have in common
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Contrast : identify what aspects are different or unique or one-of-a-kind
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3) Narrative writing
As the name suggest, you get to tell a story with narrative writing. In this type of writing, there would be characters, theme and a plot in the story.
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4) Persuasive writing
As the name suggest, you write to persuade the readers to accept your ideas, topics or opinions. In this type of writing, there would be statistics and facts to support your writing.
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