Genres of Writing

Memoirs
Biographies
Research pieces
Multi-genre research papers
Parodies
Satires
Allegories
Monologues/soliloquies
Web Pages
Blogs
Plays
Tribute
Eulogy
Oral histories
Radio plays
Screenplays
Flip books
Children’s picture book
·  story
·  math
·  science
·  foreign language/bilingual
·  history
·  how to
·  historical fiction
Short Stories
·  Science fiction
·  Fantasy
·  Historical
·  Romance
·  Contemporary realism
·  Mystery
·  Horror
Myths
Fairy tales
Folk/Tall Tales
Editorials (op-ed)
Newspaper articles
·  news
·  features
·  sports
·  current events
·  advice column
·  Letter to the Editor / Puppet shows
Scrapbook with text & artifacts
Skits
Interview
Poetry
·  sestinas
·  ballads
·  free verse
·  limericks
·  narrative
·  rondeau
·  concrete
·  diamente
·  epic
·  lyric
·  elegy
·  cinquain
·  sonnet
·  villanelle
·  song lyrics
·  double voice
·  raps
Proposals
Grant applications
Contract
Advertisements
Mission statement
Family trees
Cartoon
Comic book
Graphic novel
Essays
·  narrative
·  persuasive
·  descriptive
·  expository
·  literary analysis
·  compare/contrast
Science lab write-ups
Word problems
Reflections
Personal Responses
Timeline
Pamphlets
Brochures / Reviews
·  Book
·  CD
·  Play
·  Movie/DVD
·  TV show
·  Restaurant
·  Video Game
·  Websites
Letters
·  business
·  sympathy
·  personal/friendly
·  thank you
·  protest
·  love
·  Letter to the Editor
·  Holiday greetings
Newsletter
Cookbook descriptions
Menu descriptions
Speeches
·  After dinner
·  Editorial commentary
·  Oratory
·  Expository
·  Demonstration
·  Rant
·  Roast
Journal
Interview questions
College application
Job application
School notes
Conversations
Toasts
Dictionary/definitions
PowerPoint presentations
Life list
Epilogue
Word Picture / Bookmarks
Trading cards
Book jackets
Contest entries
Notes to friends
Lists
Memos
Surveys
Invitations
Recipes
Menus
Awards
Inscriptions
Dedications
Yearbook notes
Yearbook captions
Photo captions
Bumper stickers
Epitaphs
Announcements
Personal ads
Classified ads
Tom swifties
Clichés
Euphemisms
Malapropisms
Dear Blank, Please Blank
Flashcards
Graphs
Map legends
E-mails
Banners
Poster
Motto
Goals
Instructions
Rules