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Text reads: The Mysteries of Life with Tim and Moby
A man, Tim, and a robot, Moby, are standing in a room. Tim is holding a piece of paper.
TIM: Nice try.
MOBY: Beep.
TIM: I’m not taking out the trash for you!
Tim reads from a typed letter.
TIM: Dear Tim & Moby, How can I tell different types of writing apart? From, Ty. It’s pretty easy to identify types of writing once you know what to look for.
Tim and Moby are now outside.
An animation shows Moby place a trash bag into a trash barrel.
TIM: Take this “article” that Moby just gave me.
Tim is heard reading the article Moby has given to him.
TIM: Daily exercise is an essential part of healthy living. Even taking out the garbage is a form of exercise. It's never too early to start thinking about your health. Take out the garbage and start your day right. And you don't even need Moby to help you!
An animation shows Tim crumple up the letter. Moby frowns.
The crumpling of the letter is heard.
TIM: Now, it’s clear from reading this that the, um, "writer" wants you to do something. This is persuasive writing. Persuasive writing is used when you want the reader to agree with you and see things your way or follow your advice.
MOBY: Beep.
An animation shows Moby pointing to a piece of paper that is attached to a wooden pole.
TIM: Hey, that sounds a little like Bob.
Tim is heard reading from the piece of paper.
TIM: Missing rat. A middle aged rat has escaped from our lab. He has white fur with black spots. His tail is very long, and he has a high, squeaky voice.
Text reads: please call 555-7388.
TIM: Writing that gives the reader a clear picture of a person, place, thing or idea is called descriptive writing. From that description of the rat, we get a pretty good idea of who they’re looking for. Bob's gray, and his voice is pretty low, so I know they’re not talking about him.
A thought bubble appears above Tim’s head. An image of a gray rat with band aids across its belly is inside the bubble. An animation shows a rat with white fur and black spots enter the screen.
RAT: I'm free, I'm free!
The rat exits the screen.
TIM: Hey, this is sort of like that time we saw the Sammy poster!
An image shows Moby and Tim looking at a poster that is attached to a tree. A picture of a cat is on the poster.
TIM: About a year ago, Moby and I were walking down our street, and we saw a flyer for a missing cat named Sammy. At that moment, we heard a meow from above.
An image shows a cat lying in a tree.
TIM: We looked up to see Sammy in the tree above us. Moby found a ladder, and we rescued him.
An image shows Moby standing on a ladder. Moby is holding the cat.
TIM: Narrative writing like this tells a story. You can use narrative writing to share experiences, introduce essays, and give examples.
MOBY: Beep. Beep.
An animation shows Moby standing in front of a large amplifier. Moby is holding a microphone.
TIM: Okay, I guess it's time to sing now. It's been that kind of day.
An animation shows Tim tapping on the head of the microphone.
TIM: How does this thing work?
MOBY: Beep.
An animation shows Moby handing a booklet labeled “instructions” to Tim.
TIM: Oh, turn on the microphone first and then the console. Informative writing, like the writing in this instruction book, informs the reader. It presents ideas, explains how something works, gives directions, or defines something.
An animation shows Tim turn on the amplifier.
Tim speaks into the microphone.
Tim’s echoing voice is heard.
TIM: So, to sum up, we've got persuasive writing, which tries to convince you of something. There's descriptive writing, explaining a person, place, thing, or idea. Narrative writing tells you a story. And informative writing gives you directions and facts, explaining or defining ideas.
The screen is divided into four equal sections. The text “Persuasive” and an arrow are in the first section. The text “Descriptive” and a paintbrush are in the second section. The text “Narrative” and a thought bubble are in the third section. The text “Informative” and a cube are in the fourth section.
TIM: Um, I don’t actually want to sing. Here.
An animation shows Tim hand the microphone to Moby. Moby then turns a knob labeled “echo” on the amplifier to its maximum position.
An animation shows Moby holding the microphone up to his mouth.
MOBY: Beep.
A rat with white fur and black spots climbs onto Moby’s shoulder. Moby holds the microphone up to the rat’s mouth. The rat’s echoing voice is heard.
RAT: I'm a star! I'm amazing!
MOBY: Beep.
TIM: I'm going back to bed.