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Narration
to explain information about your topic as a series of events in story format
Description
to create a picture in words (vivid, specific details) to help the reader visualize something a writer has experienced
Process Analysis
to explain a process by giving directions or information about how to do something or how something is done.
Exemplification/Illustration
to discuss a topic by using several/a series of examples to clarify points or to go into depth about one extended example
Comparison and Contrast
to show how two or more areas of your topic are similar (compare) or different (contrast) or both, often by using juxtaposition
Classification and Division
to break a topic into groups of categories and explain what goes together and why they go together
Definition
to define a word in a way that ensures the reader and the speaker have a common understanding of what it means; in the end, an idea is defined and a situation is examined in terms of how it does/does not fit that definition
Cause and Effect
to explain what caused (cause) something to happen (effect); how did one thing lead to another?; answers why something happened as the result of something else
