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Modes of Discourse What are the 4 Modes of Discourse? Vocabulary Mode--refers to a method or form used Discourse--the technical term for conversation Mode of Discourse Simply a method a writer uses to have a conversation with a particular reader/audience. 4 Modes Of Discourse Exposition--writing that explains or informs Narration--writing that tells a story Description--writing that appeals to the 5 senses Argument/Persuasion--writing that presents a position in hopes of that the reader will accept an assertion Identify the Mode of Discourse in the following: Last night I took the train into the city with a couple of old friends to see Herman Overact as the lead in The Crucible at the Humongous Theater, and we had a terrific time. Identify the Mode of Discourse in the following: Herman Overact’s performance in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is an acting event not to be missed. Herman Overact is playing the lead role in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at the Humongous Theater for the next six weeks. Identify the Mode of Discourse in the following: Last evening, the sold-out performance audience buzzed with excitement as it stared wide-eyed at the stage in rapt anticipation of the appearance of Herman Overacts in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Answers 1--Narration 2--Argument 3--Expostion 4--Description Dominant Purpose Once you determine the author’s purpose in a given context, you can identify the dominant mode of discourse. Identify the Author’s Purpose in the following: Gertrude Stein liked to say that America entered the twentieth century ahead of the rest of the world. In 1933, in The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, she put it more strongly--that America actually created the new century. --R.W.B. Lewis “Writers at the Century’s Turn,” appearing in The Writing Life Lewis Lewis tells his reader about the thoughts of Gertrude Stein. The dominant mode of discourse is exposition. Identify the Author’s Purpose in the following: My other hangout, strategically located