Breaking Through

Have you ever written about your own life? What is it that causes humans to write about themselves? People feel the need to write for many reasons. Some people write to share information. Nonfiction texts give facts and information about a person, place, or topic. Other people write to entertain. Fictional stories have characters and events that are made up. Persuasive writers attempt to influence readers to adopt a certain point of view. Why do you like to write?

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