Writing Purposes Review

Why do writers write? Review

Open Ended

Why do writers write?

Express & Reflect

( Feelings & Life Lessons )

• Your own experiences with [topic]

• You feelings about [topic]

• The lessons you have learned from [topic]

Inform & Explain

[ Teach your reader something new ]

• What it takes to do/practice/etc [topic]

• 10 things everyone should know about [topic]

• Explain the rules of [topic]

• Explain the history of [topic]

• What happens when....

• Explain how...

Evaluate & Judge

[ give your opinion about somethings value ]

• The best book about [topic]

• The best of [topic]

• The worst of [topic]

• The value of practicing/studying/playing [topic]

Inquire & Explore

[ ideas, questions ]

• Who came up with the idea [topic]

• Who invented [topic]

• Where did [topic] start?

• Which [topic] is most popular with 8th graders?

• What is the history of [topic]

• Who, what, when, where how!

Analyze & Interpret

[ explores the "why" ]

• Why did we lose our game? [topic = volleyball]

• Why do so many kids of foster kids go into care? [topic = foster care]

• Why is the dystopian genre so popular among teenagers? [topic = books]

• Why is it so much colder in the mountains? [topic = camping]

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Multiple Choice

What is the purpose?

A piece in a newspaper lamenting the flood of year-end top 10 lists.

• Express and reflect

• Inform & Explain

• Evaluate & Judge

• Inquire & Explore

• Analyze & Interpret

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose?

A piece in a local blog gives a review of all of the new laws that go into effect state-wide.

• Express and reflect

• Inform & Explain

• Evaluate & Judge

• Inquire & Explore

• Analyze & Interpret

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose?

Book reviews in the New York Times newspaper

• Express and reflect

• Inform & Explain

• Evaluate & Judge

• Inquire & Explore

• Analyze & Interpret

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose?

In a magazine, the writer examines how movies were "nicer" in 2010, and the possible reasons behind the trend.

• Express and reflect

• Inform & Explain

• Evaluate & Judge

• Inquire & Explore

• Analyze & Interpret

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose?

Why Bon Jovi's 2010 tour was the top-grossing tour of the year.

• Express and reflect

• Inform & Explain

• Evaluate & Judge

• Inquire & Explore

• Analyze & Interpret

1 TOPIC = 18 TOPICS

• Express / Reflect

• Inform / Explain

• Evaluate / Judge

• Inquire / Explore

• Analyze / Interpret

• Take A Stand