Forms of Writing

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

Fiction and non-fiction can be expository, descriptive, narrative or persuasive. Find out how you can use poems, letters, diaries, blogs, posters, story writing, report writing, advertisements and emails as forms of creative writing. SCIS no. 1816050

english, social_sciences, history, arts

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Janet Frame poem

Christchurch City Libraries

Poetry

Services to Schools

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Postcard with a poem

Postcards, 'Stronger City'

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

The poetry kit

Services to Schools

Image: Artist unknown :Warm socks from warm hearts in New Zealand [Flier. ca 1940]

Warm socks from warm hearts

Artist unknown :Warm socks from warm hearts in New Zealand [Flier. ca 1940]

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Writing

National Library of New Zealand

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Food advertisement

Advertisement

Victoria University of Wellington

Tangiwai railway disaster

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Gigantic story

Gigantic Story

Gisborne Photo News

Image: WE MADE OUR OWN PIUPIUS - (Te Ao Hou - No. 25 December 1958)

We made our own piupius

WE MADE OUR OWN PIUPIUS - (Te Ao Hou - No. 25 December 1958)

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: New Brighton postcards

New Brighton postcards

Christchurch City Libraries

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Sport story

Sports Story

Radio New Zealand

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Auckland story

Auckland Story

Radio New Zealand

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Letters

Alexander Turnbull Library

Gallipoli diary

[November-1914] - Gallipoli Diary

Victoria University of Wellington

Extracts from a diary

Extracts From A Diary - Heels 1978

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: A shipboard diary

A shipboard diary

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

The School Journal

THE SCHOOL JOURNAL. (Observer, 11 May 1907)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Workshopping a play script, 1982

Workshopping a play script, 1982

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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2015 Head student speeches

2015 Head Student Speeches

Te Awamutu Online

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Aulsebrook’s cocoa

Advertisement for Aulsebrook's cocoa

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Chromolux heaters

Poster, Chromolux heaters

Alexander Turnbull Library

Famous speeches & audio

Services to Schools

Story starters

Services to Schools

Image: THE TITANIC DISASTER. (Mataura Ensign 15-5-1912)

The Titanic disaster

THE TITANIC DISASTER. (Mataura Ensign 15-5-1912)

National Library of New Zealand

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Letter to Father Christmas

Alexander Turnbull Library

Sport Story

Services to Schools

Writing

Services to Schools