Question

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs.
Read each excerpt and determine which essay type it belongs to.
narrative essay
persuasive essay
informative essay
To start your own blog, think about
what you want to write about. You
could write about a particular hobby,
such as cooking or hiking. Or you could
write about your life. Then you can gather
topic ideas.
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I walked to the edge of the lake and
looked down. The water was so dirty
that I couldn’t see the bottom. My
grandpa had told me that there were
otters, snakes, and other creatures living
in the water. But the lake seemed still to me.
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Do you sleep with your cell phone? Then
you should consider making a change.
Turning your cell phone off at night can
help you sleep better, boost your immune
system, and keep you from getting sick.
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Answer 1

I believe the blog one is informative, the lake one with the grandpa is narrative, and the cell phone one is persuasive.

Answer 2

The first blog excerpt is informative because it is telling you new information without any purpose behind it. If they were trying to convince you to write a blog, it would be persuasive but they are just telling you ways to make a blog.

The water excerpt is narrative because there is the word I and it is telling a story with no true purpose.

The cell phone excerpt is persuasive because it is trying to convince you to listen to their advice by giving solid evidence to back up their suggestion.