Hum121 Flashcards
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a kind of narrative that tackles the life of a person.
Generally, it contains details about the lives of popular figures such as historical
figures or celebrities.
biography
“autos”
meaning
self
“bios” meaning
life
“graphein” meaning
to write
a kind of biography that centers on the life of the writer/narrator himself
Autobiography
a type of creative nonfiction that is closely related to magazine
and newspaper writing.
Literary journalism
a type of narrative allows the writer to recall and describe an event
or experience from his/her life
Personal narrative
it expresses the writer’s insights
on a given subject matter
reflection essay
It explores the writer’s personal thoughts, feelings, and opinions about a topic and how it affects him/her
reflection essay
It narrates a story.
Narrative Essay
It explains a topic.
Expository Essay
It paints with word
Descriptive Essay
It expresses the author’s opinion on a particular topic.
Argumentative Essay
Testimonial narrative is a relatively new literary genre that is said to have originated in which country
Latin America
Narratives in this kind are written by people from a traditionally
marginalized group in society, such as workers and peasants or victims of human rights violations
The testimonio
In this genre, the narrator is a witness to cases of
abuse, hence the term
The testimonio
a kind of creative nonfiction that describes the place or places where one has traveled.
travelogue
refers to the internal condition and struggles of the traveler
while on the physical journey.
internal one
arc that starts and finishes, and it follow a natural beginning, middle, and end
Physical journey
a stage in which a writer organizes
his/her ideas into sentences and paragraphs
Drafting
A stage where the writer corrects his grammatical errors or mistakes.
Revision
a widely used strategy for writers to receive feedback on
the work they intend to develop
Workshop process
newly minted
term for the “community” of all blogs
Blogosphere
it is defined as a frequently updated journal
or diary on the Internet
web blog
