Journals and diaries (real or imaginary)
Biographical sketches
Anecdotes and stories (from experience or as told by others)
Thumbnail sketches
· of famous people
· of places
· of content ideas
· of historical events
Guess who/ Guess what descriptions
Letters:
· personal reactions
· observations
· public/informational
· persuasive (to the editor or to public officials)
· to imaginary people
· to or from historical or scientific figures
Requests
Applications
Memos
Resumes and summaries
Poems
Plays
Stories
Fantasy
Adventure
Science Fiction
Historical Stories
Dialogues and Conversations
Children’s Books
Telegrams
Editorials
Commentaries
 

Responses and Rebuttals
Newspaper fillers
Fact Book or Fact Sheets
School Newspaper Stories
Stories or Essays for local papers
Proposals
Case Studies
· school issues
· national concerns
· historical problems
· scientific issues
Songs and Ballads
Demonstrations
Poster Displays
Reviews
· for books (including textbooks
· films
· outside reading
· television programs
Historical “You are there” scenes
Science Notebook
· observations
· reading reports
· lab reports
· nature journal
Math
· story problems
· solutions to problems
· record books
· notes and observations
Utopian proposals
Dictionaries and Lexicons
 

Interviews  (actual and imaginary)
Directions:
· how-to
· school or neighborhood guide
· survival manual
Written Debates
Written Conversations
Booklets and Pamphlets
Radio Scripts
Dramatic Scripts
Prophecy and prediction