Bahasa Inggris II

writing
Ni Made Lisma Martarini,S.Pd.,M.Pd.
Why writing is important?

• Definition and explanation the four types of

writing
• Explository
• Descriptive
• Persuasive
• Narrative

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What is writing?
Writing is a part of communication and proses of
transferring idea into a product of writing.

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Expository writing

• Explain the topic using fact, statistic and example.

• Talk about subject without giving opinion.
• Present the idea in logically arrangement
• Encompasses a wide range of essay such as the
comparison and the contras essay, the cause and the
effect essay, or process essay.

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The Example of Expository
text
1. Textbook writing
2. How to article
3. Recipe
4. News story (not contain opinion)
5. Business, scientific writing

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Descriptive writing

• The main purpose to describe something

• This type of essay is not description for the
description’s sake, the main goal is to communicate
deeper meaning of descrition.

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The example of descriptive
writing
1. Poetry
2. Journal or dairy writing
3. Nature writing
4. Descriptive passage in fiction

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Persuasive writing
• the main purpose is to persuade
• Contain opinion,
• Its is often used in letter of complaint or
commercials

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Example persuasive
• Advertisement
• Cover letter
• Reviews
• Letter complaint

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Narrative
• A narrative tell a story.

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Narrative
• A narrative tell a story.

Examples:
• novels, short story, biographies

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Thank you very much

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