AS1: Genre
Name:
Utilizing the site below and others that you will independently research complete the chart below:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/1/
1.
2.
3.
4.
Describe the goal of each genre
List some of the important characteristics of each genre
Where in writing or real world applications would each genre be used
Assume that you are writing in a particular genre. For each create an opening topic sentence that clearly identifies it as a
particular type. For example, if you were going to write an opening sentence for the genre of biography (a detailed description
or account of someone's life and the times) you could start with: Jane Austen, an 18 century author, gave readers a
unique women’s perspective of the English middle and upper classes.
Genre
Goal of the Genre
Argumentative/
Persuasive
Descriptive
Expository
Narrative
Characteristics
Uses
Opening Sentence