"Essay: a composition (usually short) on a specific idea or subject, usually in prose form. Essays take different forms, such as persuasive, analytical, and many others.
Example: My essay for this course will be about the history of the Roman alphabet.
Email: a message sent over the internet, usually using software for formatting.
Example: I need to send my supervisor email about my upcoming vacation time.
Journal entry: a style of personal writing, recording ideas, events of the day, responses to reading, etc.
Example: Our professor asked us to make journal entries about our opinions on the book we are reading.
Memo: a somewhat informal message, usually sent between two or more employees of the same company, concerning company business
Example: I received a memo this morning about a new policy for business travel.
Academic paper: a write-up of an experiment, research project, or opinion, meant to be read by other scholars. An academic paper usually involves citations to other literature.
Example: I read an academic paper on the subject of revision and editing that was very interesting.
Letter: a formal, written communication, sent either over the internet as an attachment to an email message or by regular postal mail on paper.
Example: Our office received a letter from the government saying that our building plans have been approved.
Research report: an explanation of a research project, usually divided into subsections such as abstract, introduction, methods, results, etc.
Example: Professor Valdez's laboratory published a research report, detailing the experiment they conducted with ozone.
Proposal: a written document that puts forward ideas for a business innovation, funding, or other project.
Example: Ms. Jones submitted a proposal to increase her department's budget.
Book review: a written opinion and analysis of a book relevant to the writer's field of study
Example: Dr. Wang wrote a very interesting book review of The Underground Railroad, which was published in the New York Review of Books.
Report: a written description of a business activity
Example: Our CEO has asked for a report on recent updates to our contract.
Review of literature: a report, analysis, and synthesis of a number of different pieces of writing on a related subject.
Example: I have to write a review of the literature on English teaching in Uruguay.
Personnel/instructions/procedures manuals: documentation of processes or procedures to follow.
Example: The company personnel manual outlines the rules for hiring employees.
Thesis or dissertation: a longer piece of research writing typically assigned in order to complete a degree
Example: Students pursuing a master's degree usually have to write a thesis.
Slide presentation: Outlines, bullet points, graphs, and charts brought together to help in a presentation of an idea
Example: Jennifer and I are working with PowerPoint to put our slide presentation together.
Slide presentation: Outlines, bullet points, graphs, and charts brought together to help in a presentation of an idea
Example: Jennifer and I are working with PowerPoint to put our slide presentation together.
Pitch: A very brief proposal; it can be done in a presentation, email, letter, or a casual conversation
Example: My pitch for a new product is only a paragraph long".
Fonte: https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:BerkeleyX+ColWri2.2x+1T2018/courseware/e30211a9f78d435cb700935a1a1abb77/c8923cfeff024c1c80404423c9c01745/?child=first. Accessed on February 18th, 2018.
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