Elucidates the nature of people, places and things, starts with physical description, can be subjective (impression) or objective (impartial)
Exemplification
Develops a general statement with one or more examples to make the general idea clear, uses signal words like "for example", "in particular", etc.
Comparison and Contrast
Examines how subjects are similar or different, uses comparison signal words like "likewise", "similarly" and contrast signal words like "nevertheless", "on the other hand"
Cause and Effect
Explains why something happens, explores how an effect came to be, uses signal words for causes like "because", "due to" and for effects like "as a result", "therefore"
Well-written paragraph
Organized, coherent, cohesive, uses precise and accurate language, follows proper mechanics like spelling, punctuation, capitalization
Claim
An idea that a speaker/writer asks an audience to accept, can be a claim of fact, value or policy
Intertextuality
Using properties of an original text in a new text, can involve retelling, quotation, allusion, pastiche
Hypertext
Text displayed on a computer/device with references to other text that the reader can immediately access, uses hyperlinks and hypermedia
