Different text types

Different text types

1. Literary texts seek to entertain, enlighten, or elicit emotion through a creative use of language and structure.

   • Factual Text Types
     • Generally speaking, discussion texts will begin by providing some background information on the issue, before introducing the central area or areas of contention.
   • Explanatory Texts
     • Texts move beyond providing straightforward descriptions to looking at things like causes and reasons.
   • Instructional / Procedural Texts
     • Instructions and procedural texts communicate rules or processes to follow. They are commonly found accompanying games, household appliances, or in recipes etc.
   • Persuasion Texts
     • The purpose of persuasive type texts is to convince the reader of the merits of adopting a particular viewpoint or taking a specific course of action.
       • Narrative
         • Essentially, the purpose of narrative texts is to tell a story. That said, there can be many reasons for storytelling in the first place, for example, myths can be told to explain natural phenomena and legends can be used to pass on cultural beliefs.
   • Non-chronological reports
     • The purpose of non-chronological reports given information and detail about something that happened, but without being tied to providing a linear account in terms of time.
   • Recounts
     • Recounts focus on retelling events and are generally intended to inform and/or entertain.
   • Poetry
     • As with all literary genres of writing, poetry can be written to serve a wide variety of purposes.
   • REFERENCES

2. Contribuitors, W. (Ed.). (2015). Different types of writing and text types. Retrieved September 11, 2020, from https://www.literacyideas.com/different-text-types