This document provides information about different types of writing. It discusses narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing. For each type, it provides a definition and examples. It also provides guidance on writing a short narrative story, including how to write a title, sketch events, add details like dialogue and action, and then edit and publish the story. An example short story titled "Bat Summer" is included.

1. MAHNOOR SHEIKH (201547)
LAHORE PHARMACY COLLEGE OF LMDC

3. People write for different
reasons or purposes.
These purposes can be
grouped under types of
writing.

4. 1) Write a title
 Bat Summer

5. Sketch the events of your story in an
order that makes sense. Use your
sketch to orally tell your narrative to
someone.

6. •Bats by street lights
•Watch out
•Asleep in bed
•Bat flies in
•Sister runs out
•Bat flying around
•Hiding under the sheets
•Scared
•Dad opens door
•Catches bat in net
•Sad that bat died
•Feel close to all animals

7.  Talk about where or when the story takes
place
 Introduce a character
 Use dialogue
 Make an interesting comment
 Use action

8. example
One warm summer night I was trying to
get to sleep. I had my window open to let in
the cool air. All of the sudden, I heard what
sounded like a bat.

9.  The next day
 When we arrived
 Finally
 As soon as
 Around noon
 During
 One evening

10. My sister heard it too and ran out the door.
The door slammed shut and I was alone with
the bat.
example

11. I threw the blanket over my heard and
screamed for help. Finally my dad heard me
and came running.
exampl
e

12. example
As the bat flew wildly around my room, my dad snuck up
on it with a net. He caught the bat and then set it free
outside.

13.  Feel a feeling – Thinking about that poor bat
still makes me sad.
 Remember a character- My dad did his best
to protect me.
 Think about the ending/ reflect- Maybe the
bat could have been set free.

14. My room was again safe, but I never
slept with the window open again.
example

15. Edit- spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence
structure
Revise- make it better, reword parts, does the story
make sense?
Publish- recopy or word process and share!

16. Bat Summer
 One warm summer night I was trying to get to sleep. I had my
window open to let in the cool air. All of the sudden, I heard
what sounded like a bat. My sister heard it too and ran out the
door. The door slammed shut and I was alone with the bat. I
threw the blanket over my heard and screamed for help. Finally,
my dad heard me and came running. As the bat flew wildly
around my room, my dad snuck up on it with a net. He caught
the bat and then set it free outside. My room was again safe, but
I never slept with the window open again
Wendy Randazzo
Narrative Writing
September 25,2005

17. Narrative
Descriptive
Expository
Persuasive
Creative *Note: These
writing types
can overlap.

18. recounts a personal experience
in the form of a story and always
includes characters, setting, and
plot
Examples: short story, novel,
narrative poem, journal

19. uses vivid images to
describe a person, place, or
event so that the topic can
be clearly “seen” in the
reader’s mind.
Examples: menu, travel
brochure, poster

21. provides information that
explains, clarifies, or
defines
Examples: essay, research
paper, report, manual