TEXTS

TEXTS

1. EXPOSITORY TEXT

   • non-fiction text
     • meant to inform, analyze, explain or give additional detail about a topic.
       • Fact-based - provide reliable information.
         • information is clear, concise & organized.
           • examples • Textbooks • Instruction Manuals • News Articles • Recipes • City Or Country Guides
             • Characteristics of Expository text:
               • 1. Deals with topics often not known
                 • 2. New information makes prediction difficult
                   • 3. Key vocabulary is usually new
                     • 4. Abstract concepts are explained
                       • 5. Text is thing or subject oriented
                         • 6. Facts make text more concept- dense
                           • 7. Explanations have impersonal meaning
                             • 8. May have no relation to own life/interest
                               • 9. Mainly gives authentic and accurate information

2. NARRATIVE TEXT

   • purpose of narrative is to entertain, to gain and hold a readers’ interest.
     • sequence people/characters in time.
       • examples of narrative text • folk-tales • fables • myths • epics • Fiction and non-fiction
         • 1. Text based on common and familiar events from life
           • 2. Familiarity makes prediction easier
             • 3. Key vocabulary often known and easy
               • 4. Cause and effect known
                 • 5. Usually based on concrete and simple concepts. Descriptive language to create images in the reader’s mind and enhance the story.
                   • 6. People oriented Characters with defined personalities/identities.
                     • 7. Dialogue makes text less concept-dense
                       • 8. Stories can have personal meaning
                         • 9. May give insight for own life/interest
                           • 10.Purpose is to entertain or share experience

3. TRANSACTIONAL TEXT

   • writing that is part of a chain of written communication
     • Examples: • Business letters • emails • invitations • speeches • interviews
       • Characteristics of Transactional text:
         • 1. Transactional text is brief and simple.
           • 2. It has a clear sense of purpose, audience and format.
             • 3. Usually planned before committing to paper or screen. More emphasis is given to quality than length.
               • 4. A type of formal and professional communication.
                 • 5. Contains a lot of technical/ specific vocabulary
                   • 6. Special care with spelling, punctuation and format is taken
                     • 7. Consists of coherent, logical structures with originality of expression.

4. REFLECTIVE TEXT:

   • analytical practice
     • creative writing,
       • Reflection is a mental process.
         • Examples  Personal diaries • memoirs • Reflective journals • autobiographies • Book or Film Reviews
           • Characteristics of Reflective text:
             • 1. It integrates theory and practice.
               • 2. It draws connections between the material being studied, one’s experiences and knowledge.
                 • 3. It is personal.
                   • 4. Writing style is informal. Words such as 'I', 'me' are used.
                     • 5. Although thoughts in reflective text are random, they are put forth in a manner easily understood by the reader.
                       • 6. Views and ideas are linked to the readings from the subject, to other writers and to the key theorists in the field.
                         • 7. It identifies the learning outcomes of your experience.

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