Types

Persuasive writing, also known as creative writing or an argument, is a piece of writing in which the writer uses words to convince the reader of his/her view regarding an issue. Persuasive writing sometimes involves convincing the reader to perform an action, or it may simply consist of an argument(s) convincing the reader of the writer’s point of view. Persuasive writing is one of the most used writing types in the world. Persuasive writers employ many techniques to improve their argument and show support for their claim. Simply put, persuasive writing is "an essay that offers and supports an opinion".

In this video lesson, Mr. Donnelly will be modeling closures while writing. This lesson is aligned to the Common Core ELA for the third grade.

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING is the clear description of people, places, objects, or events using appropriate details. An effective description will contain sufficient and varied elaboration of details to communicate a sense of the subject being described

Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence to an noun or adjectiin the predicate.

In this video lesson, Mr. Donnelly will be explaining how to compose opinion writing. This lesson is aligned to the Common Core ELA for third grade.

In this video lesson, Ms. LaMagra will be discussing how to compose an opinion writing piece. An opinion writing piece is where the author conveys a personal view, attitude or opinion in their composition.

Comparative Writing is a piece of writing that shows how two or more things are alike or different.