Inthehumanities,authorswritetoinformyouinmanyways.Thesemethodscanbe(36)classifiedintothreetypesofinformationalwriting:factual,descriptive,andprocess.Factualwritingprovides(37)backgroundinformationonanauthor,composerorartistoronatypeofmusic,literature,orart.Examplesoffactualwritingincludenotesinthebookjacketor(38)albumcoverandlongerpieces,suchasanarticledescribingastyleofmusicwhichyoumightreadinamusic(39)appreciationcourse.Thiskindofwritingprovidesa(40)contextforyourstudyofhumanities.Asitsname(41)implies,descriptivewritingsimplydescribesorprovidesan(42)imageof,apieceofmusic,artorliterature.Forexample,descriptivewritingmightlistthecolorsanartistusedinapaintingorthe(43)instrumentsacomposerincludedinthemusicalcomposition.Soastomakepicturesofsoundsinthereaders’mindbycallingupthespecificdetailsofthework..(44)Descriptivewritinginthehumanities.particularlyinliteratureisoftenmixedwithcriticalwriting.Processwritingexplainsaseriesofactionsthatbringaboutaresult.(45).Ittellsthereaderhowtodosomething,forexample,explainingthetechniqueusedtoshootafilm.Thiskindofwritingisoftenfoundinart,whereunderstandinghowanartistcreatedacertaineffectisimportant.(46)Authorsmayactuallyusemorethanonetypeoftechniqueinthegivenpieceofinformationalwriting.