Principles of Advanced English Composition DSST

Narrative

Writing that tells a story (can be nonfiction, usually fiction)

Informative

Writing that conveys ideas and information about a subject

Argumentative

Writing that persuades your readers to make a change

Critical Response

Writing that analyzyes and responds to another piece of writing

Audience Analysis

Assessing the audience to make sure you give them the right level of information

Purpose Analysis

Identifying the reason you're writing this particular piece

Brainstorming

Quickly writing down thoughts as they come to you (more like a list of ideas)

Freewriting

Quickly writing down thoughts as they come to you (more formal sentences)

Clustering

Also called Mindmapping - central word in a circle with related words/ideas in attached circles

Questioning

Asking questions like Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How

Journaling

Writing down whatever strikes you throughout your engagement with the topic/subject

Outlining

Organizing the structure of your writing - usually done after you have a good sense of ideas

Hypothesizing

Coming up with possible ideas/angles on a topic

Logical

Evidence that's based on reasoning, a set of premises equal a conclusion

Anecdotal

Evidence that's based on hearsay rather than hard facts

Source

Where the evidence came from

Primary Source

A document or result that's reported firsthand - original source, not outside interpretation

Secondary Source

A source that values, discusses, or comments on a primary source

Tertiary Source

A source that summarizes or compiles facts and knowledge produced by someone else

Credible

The source is trustworthy and reliable

Relevant

The source is closely connected or appropriate to the topic

Quotation

Matches source document word for word

Paraphrase

A section of the source material that's put into your own words

Summary

The main idea (main points) of the source is put into your own words