Chapter 13: Writing Genres

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Which of the following is a type of personal writing? (p. 422) Options: Autobiographies, Cookbooks, A "How to" Manual

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Autobiographies

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The two basic forms of letter writing are the personal letter and the ___________ letter. (p. 426)

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Business

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Return address, date, greeting, body, and closing are all components of business and friendly letters.

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True

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What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?

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A biography tells about the life of an individual written by a different person. An autobiography tells about the life of the writer with the events presented in order of how they happened.

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A memoir focuses on a specific person, event, or experience in the writer's life that has special meaning to them. (p. 428)

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True

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Which of the following is an attribute of chronology? (p. 446) Examines the cause-effect relationship between two or more things, events, or people. Uses a pattern to present the sequence of events during a particular time period. Explains how to solve a problem. Shows how two or more things are alike and different.

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Uses a pattern to present the sequence of events during a particular time period.

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Informational text writing tries to persuade others to accept another point of view. (p. 449)

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False

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What type of poem uses words whose sounds convey meaning?

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Onomatopoeia

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This is an example of a ______________ poem. (p. 458-459)

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