English writing - Text Types

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Mind Map on English writing - Text Types, created by Beth Maynard on 01/05/2014.
Beth Maynard
Mind Map by Beth Maynard, updated more than 1 year ago
Beth Maynard
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English writing - Text Types
  1. Letter
    1. Dear Sir/Madam = Yours faithfully
      1. Dear (Name) = Yours sincerely
        1. Your address on the right, theirs on the left
          1. Date goes under your address
          2. To end an informal letter = "Best wishes"
          3. Report
            1. Impersonal style
              1. Non-emotive
              2. Split into clear sections
                1. Sub-headings
                2. Factual style
                  1. Finish with concluding recommendations
                    1. What can be improved?
                    2. Brackets for extra information
                      1. First paragraph is an overview
                        1. LIE - Just be reasonably realistic
                          1. Balanced view
                            1. Mostly in present tense
                              1. Conclusion can be short but should make a clear point
                              2. Review
                                1. Clear title of what is being reviewed
                                  1. Back up opinions with examples from the film
                                    1. Refer to other films/genres/directors/actors
                                      1. Finish with a star rating
                                        1. Touches of humour for entertainment
                                          1. Final paragraph sums up views
                                            1. Would you recommend?
                                            2. Technical vocab
                                            3. Speech
                                              1. First person to address the listeners
                                                1. Personal pronouns
                                                2. Connectives to logically order points
                                                  1. Rhetorical questions
                                                    1. Sometimes answer it for effect
                                                    2. Short paragraph can give the central point
                                                      1. Highly opinionated
                                                        1. Repetition of key phrases can be memorable
                                                          1. Lists of three
                                                            1. To adults = "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen"
                                                              1. To teenagers/children = "Fellow peers"
                                                                1. End with "Thank you for listening"
                                                                2. Leaflet
                                                                  1. Box and caption where a picture would go
                                                                    1. More than one image to show consistency
                                                                    2. Chatty style
                                                                      1. Eye-catching headline
                                                                        1. Techniques
                                                                        2. Connectives to link ideas
                                                                          1. Sections with separate headings
                                                                          2. Article
                                                                            1. Short, eye-catching headline
                                                                              1. Quotes from sources and experts
                                                                                1. Anecdotes
                                                                                  1. Link conclusion to introduction
                                                                                    1. First paragraph introduces main ideas
                                                                                      1. Emotive vocab
                                                                                        1. Finish strongly
                                                                                      2. Travelogue
                                                                                        1. Topic sentence to introduce the paragraph
                                                                                          1. Balance of opinion
                                                                                            1. Mix of opinion and information
                                                                                            2. Adverbs to give depth
                                                                                              1. Second person
                                                                                                1. Range of sentence structures
                                                                                                  1. Connectives
                                                                                                  2. Positive and negative juxtaposition
                                                                                                    1. Strong adjectives
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