| 2870556300 | expository | writing that explains or informs | 0 | |
| 2870556301 | argument / persuasion | writing that presents and defends a position | 1 | |
| 2870556302 | description | writing that appeals to 5 senses | 2 | |
| 2870556303 | narration | writing that tells a story | 3 | |
| 2870556304 | compare / contrast | considering similar and dissimilar features | 4 | |
| 2870556305 | exemplification / examples | an instance that illustrates a general statement | 5 | |
| 2870556306 | process analysis | explaining step by step how to do something or how something is done | 6 | |
| 2870579427 | analysis/ division | separating a whole into its part | 7 | |
| 2870580263 | classification / categorization | arranging a unit into more manageable groups. | 8 | |
| 2870581109 | cause and effect | asking why / figuring out reasons and results | 9 | |
| 2870581788 | definition | tracing a boundary | 10 | |
| 2870582416 | rhetorical strategies | approaches a rhetor (writer or speaker) uses to achieve an intended purpose | 11 |
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