7th Grade Writing Genres

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7th Grade Writing Genres

• ...the state of California wants you to know and
  love!

V. Hinkle, Redwood Middle School
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Narrative Fictional or Autobiographical

• Plot
• Conflict
• Climax
• Resolution
• Point of view
• Setting
• Characters
• Narrative strategies
• Dialog
• Action

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Response to Literature

• Title author
• Message
• Ideas from the text
• Evidence examples

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Research Report

• Questions
• Thesis
• Perspectives
• Evidence
• Sources

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Persuasive Essay

• Position (thesis)?
• Support
• Evidence
• Counter-arguments
• Conclusion

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Summary

• Title author
• Main ideas
• Most significant details
• Own words
• Overall meaning