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Chapter 2 – Genres of Expository and Creative Writing
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Chapter 2 – Genres of Creative & Expository Writing
Learning Outcome
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
• Distinguish features of expository and creative writing
• Identify types and elements of the different genres
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Creative Writing: Features & Genre
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Features of Creative Writing
Also known as 'the art of
making things up’
writing done in a way that is
not academic or technical
but still attracts an audience
Original and self-expressive
Fictional and imaginative
Entertaining, provocative
and captivating
Artistic, figurative and
ambiguous
Subjective
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Goals of Creative Writing
To both entertain and share human experience, like love or
loss
Writers attempt to get at a truth about humanity through
poetics and storytelling
Whether you are trying to express a feeling or a thought, the
first step is to use your imagination
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Genres of Creative Writing
• Poetry
• Play
• Movie or TV script
• Fiction (novel, novella & short story)
• Song
• Speeches
• Memoirs, Biography & Autobiography
• Creative/Personal Essay
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• As you can see, some nonfiction types of writing can also be considered
creative writing
• Memoirs and personal essays, for example, can be written creatively to
inform your readers about your life in an expressive way
• Because these types are written in first person, it's easier for them to be
creative
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Techniques Used in
Creative Writing
Character development
Plot development
Vivid setting
Underlying theme
Point of view
Dialogue
Anecdotes
Metaphors and similes
Imaginative language
Emotional appeal
Heavy description
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Expository Writing: Features & Genre
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Expository Writing: Features & Genre
• Writings that investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea,
and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise
manner
• accomplished through comparison and contrast, definition, example, the
analysis of cause and effect, etc.
• Common structure – the 5-paragraph essay
1. an introductory paragraph
2. three evidentiary body paragraphs
3. a conclusion
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Characteristics of Good Expository Writing
• A clear, concise, and defined thesis statement that occurs in the first
paragraph of the essay
• Clear and logical transitions between the introduction, body, and
conclusion
• Body paragraphs that include evidential support
• Evidential support (whether factual, logical, statistical, or anecdotal)
• A bit of creativity!
• A conclusion that does not simply restate the thesis, but readdresses it in
light of the evidence provided
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Genres of Expository Writing
Problem and Solution: identifying an issue, giving details about it and suggesting solutions or one solution that
is best from many.
Cause and Effect: Why did something happen and what impact it might have are the two central aspects of
this type of writing. They may include environmental problem or ask for opinions about an issue and how it
will affect the future or what impact does a historic event have on the lives of a nation’s citizen etc.
Compare and Contrast: This type of writings has two features: comparison which works with the similarities of
two contents and contrast which works with the differences of the two contents.
Definitions and Classification: This type of writing is the one you’re reading right now. This will explain what
something is and how many types of the thing can there be. For example, expository writing and its types.
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Genres of Expository Writing – cont’d
Exemplification: uses specific, vivid examples for the purpose of adding more
information to explain, persuade, define, or illustrate a general idea; provides solid
support and strong evidence to prove the writer's main statement.
Argumentative: requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and
evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner; applies
rhetorical strategies to persuade readers
How-to/Process: This type of essays will tell you about a task and how to complete that
task. For example, an essay about how to make tea. You will need to first address the
problem, then give the main steps the reader will take, and the end result.
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References
• https://www.slideshare.net/rhinautan/creative-writing-76208225
• https://www.learngrammar.net/a/types-of-expository-writing
• https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/program/education/us/en/docume
nts/technology-literacy/explainresearch-expository-types.pdf
• https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/essay_writing
/expository_essays.html#:~:text=The%20expository%20essay%20is%20a,
a%20clear%20and%20concise%20manner.
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