TYPES OF WRITING

TYPES OF WRITING

1. JOURNALISTIC WRITING

   • Purpose
     • Inform on current events
   • Audience
     • Wide range of readers
   • Style
     • Attention-grabbing
     • Easy to understand
     • Photos and quotes
     • Short sentences and paragraphs
   • Content
     • It answers
       • Who
       • What
       • When
       • Where
       • How

2. CREATIVE WRITING

   • Purpose
     • Entertain
     • Alllow the writer to express oneself
   • Audience
     • Wide range of readers
   • Style
     • Subjective
     • Artistic
     • Imaginative
     • Uses metaphors
   • Content
     • Fiction
     • Personal experiences
     • Emotions

3. ACADEMIC WRITING

   • Purpose
     • Communicate scientific knowledge
   • Audience
     • Scientific community
       • Academics
   • Style
     • Uses formal language
     • Objective
     • Subdued
     • Long, complex paragraphs
   • Content
     • Analysis of data
     • Process and methodology of research
     • Thesis, arguments and conclusions