MYP5 list of possible text types

Homework

Research and make notes on the following text types before you sit your final examination

OBJECTIVES: - be able to use the correct format and register for each of the text types. This means that
you should: -

-have a clear sense of whom you are writing for.

-write with a strong sense of purpose.

- give your writing a shape or layout that conforms to accepted standards.

- punctuate accurately and observe the rules of grammar.

-write in an appropriate tone.

-keep your content relevant to the question.

1. Letters – formal/informal
2. Reports
3. Articles – newspaper, magazine, features articles, column
4. Speech (tested in 2016 and 2017)
5. Diary & Journal Entries
6. Blog post
7. Proposal
8. Book/Movie/Art/Product Review (tested in 2019)
9. Scriptwriting:(tested in 2020) Episodes, Play Script, Screenplay, Synopsis
10. Official Email
11. Brochures & Pamphlets
12. Memo/Notices/Posters/Adverts
13. Interviews & Dialogues (tested in 2019)
14. Notes: Thank You Note, Condolence Note, and Congratulatory Note.
15. Plot outline & Storylines.
16. Instructional Writing – recipe, direction, procedure
17. Biography & Autobiography
18. Creative writing (assessed in every exam session): Narrative/imaginative/ Internal monologue/
Descriptive writing/ Adventure story
19. Argumentative writing
20. Manifesto (tested in 2018 IDU)
21. Comparative essay (every exam session): compare and contrast