TEXT TYPES

POETRY
PURPOSE
NARRATIVE

Tells a story
Retells an event

USE
Action verbs

EXAMPLES
Fiction stories that

- found

may include

- trembled

explanations

To entertain

Title
- to get the attention
Orientation

Saying Verbs
To stimulate

PARTS

Myths, fairytales,

- Setting

- said

science fiction,

- starting point

- whispered

romance novel

- tells who, when and

To motivate

where
Past tense

To teach

- came across

Beginning of the Event

-Complication

To guide

Quotes Speech
- I whispered, itll be

*Note: each part is

all right.

a separate
paragraph

- starts the action

- involves char. in
problems
- events as char. try to

Reported Speech

solve the problem

- I whispered that it
was all right.

Resolution
- Solution

Conjunctions &

- how the prob is solved

Connectives
- when
- then

Ending
- tells what comes after

POETRY

Tells a story

Sonnet
Ode

Tells the idea or

Elegy

feeling of the

Ballad

author

Epic
Metrical tale

Wide range of text

idyll

types
Has many purposes
and forms

FACTUAL
PURPOSE

USE
Action verbs

EXAMPLES

PROCEDUR

Gives instructions

Recipes

on how things are

- stir

Itineraries

done

- whisk

Instructional

PARTS
Title
- tells what is being
explained

manuals
Tells how to do
something

Precise Vocab
- lukewarm
- whisk vigorously

Goal
- states what will happen in
the end
- aims of the procedure

Complex Sentence
- So.. that
- If.. then

Needs
- Materials
- describes what is needed
to complete the procedure

Steps
- Method
- step-by-step how to
complete the procedure
- you may use diagrams or
flow charts
Check
- How to check if the
procedure worked

EXPLANATI

To tell or explore

Noun grps

Essays

ON

how things work or

- areas

Debates

how they came to

- bodies

Letters to the Editor

be

- flocks

Newspaper Articles
Treatises

Makes clear how,

why things are

Passive Voice

- short statement about the

topic
Definition
- of the thing or process

- Waves are caused

by..

Provides
explanations

Facts

Title

Description
- of the parts or elements

Action verbs

in the process

- erupts
Used in all the arts
and sciences

- revolves

Statement
- what is going to be
explained

Adverbial Phrase
- In all insects

Explanation Sequence

- most parts of the

- Process

body

- present series of events

that relate to time, or cause,

Conjunctions &

or both

Connectives

- may include diagrams and

- when

flowcharts

- then

- how things work

Simple Present Tense

Application

- The planets

- of the object, machine or

revolve

process

Technical Language

Concluding statement

- Digestive System

- optional

- wheel axle.

- may want to include an

evaluation or interesting
comments on what you have
explained

EXPOSITIO

Puts forward a pov

or an argument

Technical Terms
- Australias marine
life

To argue or

Editorials
Legal documents

Title
- short statement about the
topics

- Multi-storey building

persuade

Overview
Reported Speech

- Introduction

Used to criticize an

- Many residents say

- brief statement of the

review ideas and

actions

writers view on the main

Conjunctions &

topic

Connectives
- because

Arguments

- therefore

-Reasons
- points supporting the

Evaluative language

writers view

-It is extremely

- writers view can be

important that we

against the topic

- It is not our
responsibility

Conclusions
- summing it up

Thinking Verbs

- can restate your position

- Many people

to help the reader make up

believe

his mind.

Modal Verbs
- must, can, might, etc

INFO

To present

REPORT

information about a
subject

Timeless present tense

Technical reports

- Vultures circle their

Business reports

prey
- is a popular

Describes an entire

holiday

Title
- names the thing

Police reports
Brochures

Classification
- tells what the thing is

class of things,
whether natural or

General nouns

Description

made

- ski resort

- tells what the thing has

- rock musician

- tells what it looks like

- mountain goat
Location
Technical terms

- tells where the thing lives

- orthopedic surgeon

or is found

- situated on San
Andreas fault

Dynamics
- tells what the thing can

Relational processes

do.

- Jupiter is the largest

planet in our solar
system.

RECOUNT

Retells series of

Action verbs

Narrative reports

events in

- walked

Diaries

chronological order

- acknowledged

Journals

Title
- brief name of the
experience or event

- saw
Me myself and I

Orientation
Past tense
- were

- tells when, where and

who

- was
Events
Quoted speech
- The police officer

- tells the event in the

order they happened

yelled, Stop!
Ending

Reported speech

- Conclusion

- The police officer

- tells how the experience

called to the thief to

ended

stop.

- and some thought you

may have about it.

Conjuctions and
connectives
- when
- then
- first
Noun grps
- all the small dogs
- my shoes

Response

To summarize,

Reviews

analyze, and
respond to literary
texts

Description

Details the
characteristics of a

Personal Response

particular thing
Discussion

Details the
characteristics of a
thing.