Writing Activities

Expository Writing- Writing that explains, describes, informs or instructs using evidence or facts to support main idea/s.

• Woodchopper, 1936, Thomas Hart Benton
• Marriage a-la Mode series, 1745, William Hogarth
• The City, 1927, Edward Hopper
• End of the Rain, 1891, George Inness
• Diners, 1942, Jacob Lawrence
• The Mosquito Trail, Rocky Mountains of Colorado, 1875, Thomas Moran
• Locomotive, Men Digging, Breakdown, 1935-1943, WPA Prints (Salvatore Pinto, Marian Simpson, Paul Weller)

• Fourth of July Still Life, 1976, Audrey Flack

• Blue Moon over the Steeple, 1965, Alexander Calder

• Man on Fire, 1969, Luis Jimenez

Argumentation/Persuasive– Gives an opinion and seeks to influence the reader’s thinking with supporting evidence.

• Marriage a-la Mode series, 1745, William Hogarth
• Avalanche by Wind, 1944, Alexandre Hogue
• End of the Rain, 1891, George Inness
• The Volunteers, 1923, Käthe Kollwitz
• Still Life of Fish and Tackle, 1670, Arbraham Mignon and Jakob Gillig
• Broken Life, 1942, Anton Refregier
• Portrait of the Marchesa Cunegonda Misciattelli with Her Infant Son and His Nurse, 1830, Horace Vernet
• Fourth of July Still Life, 1976, Audrey Flack

• Spam, 1995, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

• Man on Fire, 1969, Luis Jimenez

 Descriptive– Vividly describes people, places or thing using appropriate details. The writing enables the readers to visualize the topic and to feel as though they are part of the scene.

• Woodchopper, 1936, Thomas Hart Benton
• Marriage a-la Mode series, 1745, William Hogarth
• Avalanche by Wind, 1944, Alexandre Hogue
• The City, 1927, Edward Hopper
• The Mosquito Trail, Rocky Mountains of Colorado, 1875, Thomas Moran
• Still Life of Fish and Tackle, 1670, Abraham Mignon and Jakob Gillig
• Locomotive, Men Digging, Breakdown, 1935-1943, WPA Prints (Salvatore Pinto, Marian Simpson, Paul Weller)
• Broken Life, 1942, Anton Refregier
• Portrait of the Marchesa Cunegonda Misciattelli with Her Infant Son and His Nurse, 1830, Horace Vernet

• Spam, 1995, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

• Blue Moon over the Steeple, 1965, Alexander Calder

 Narrative– Real or imagined writing that tells a story or part of a story. Narrative writing is generally characterized as having a plot, characters, and a setting.

• Letter from Overseas, 1943, Thomas Hart Benton
• Avalanche by Wind, 1944, Alexandre Hogue
• Diners, 1942, Jacob Lawrence
• Weavers on the March, 1897, Käthe Kollwitz
• The Mosquito Trail, Rocky Mountains of Colorado, 1875, Thomas Moran
• Broken Life, 1942, Anton Refregier

Poetry– Writing that uses language in an evocative way to express ideas, emotions, or experiences.

• Diners, 1942, Jacob Lawrence
• The City, 1927, Edward Hopper
• Still Life of Fish and Tackle, 1670, Abraham Mignon and Jakob Gillig
• Locomotive, Men Digging, Breakdown, 1935-1943, WPA Prints (Salvatore Pinto, Marian Simpson, Paul Weller)
• Portrait of the Marchesa Cunegonda Misciattelli with Her Infant Son and His Nurse, 1830, Horace Vernet

• Fourth of July Still Life, 1976, Audrey Flack

• Man on Fire, 1969, Luis Jimenez

• Blue Moon over the Steeple, 1965, Alexander Calder