English 101
Prep Quiz #3

Genre

Open-Form Prose
Open-form prose resists reduction to a single, summarizable thesis. It is characterized by narrative or story-like structure, sometimes with abrupt transitions, and uses various literary techniques to make the prose more memorable and powerful. * Often organized chronologically or has a story like element * Often used to heighten or deepen a problem, or show human significance * Often has an implicit theme rather than a thesis. * Often violates rules of closed-form prose by using literary techniques
Closed-form Prose
Closed-form prose can be defined as writing with a hierarchical structure of points and details in support of an explicit thesis. It is characterized by unified and coherent paragraphs, topic sentences, transitions between sentences and paragraphs, and forecasting of the whole before presentation of the parts. * Thesis explicitly stated in introduction * All parts of essay linked clearly to thesis * Body paragraphs develop thesis * Body paragraphs have topic sentences * Structure forecasted
Autobiographical Narrative
Autobiographical narrative writing can help us explore, deepen, and complicate our perceptions of the world. This narrative is any significant even or moment in your life. * Focus on rhetorical aim “writing to express or share.” * Autobiographical narrative something significant in your life

Literacy Narrative
This narrative is centered on the writer’s experience with language, reading, writing, school, teachers, or education. * Literacy narrative centered on the writers experience with language, reading, writing, school, teachers, or education.
3 Plots 1. Old self vs. new self 2. Old view of person x vs. new view of person x 3. Old values vs. new values that challenge old
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