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The 4 Types of Text
The 4 Types of Text
NARRATIVE TEXT
NARRATIVE TEXT
•Narrative text is often fiction (not true)
•It tells a story.
•It contains a setting.
•It contains a plot.
•It contains characters.
•It contains a conflict and a resolution.
•It contains a theme.
NARRATIVE TEXT
There is a beginning, a middle, and an end.
EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
NOVELS
EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
DIARIES
EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
FABLES
EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
HISTORICAL FICTION
EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
PLAYS
EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
MYSTERIES
EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
POETRY
EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
SCIENCE FICTION
TECHNICAL TEXT
TECHNICAL TEXT
• Technical text is non-fiction.
•It gives the reader information to perform a task
•It contains steps.
•It often contains bullets, and numbered items.
•Sentences are short.
•There is no humor.
•There is specific terminology.
EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL TEXT
BROCHURES
EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL TEXT
CLASSIFIED ADS
EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL TEXT
DIRECTIONS
EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL TEXT
FLOOR PLANS
EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL TEXT
RECIPES
EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL TEXT
MENUS
EXPOSITORY TEXT
• Expository text is non-fiction (true).
•It seeks to explain or inform.
•The information can be verified as true.
•Structures:descriptions, comparison/contrast,
cause/effect, problem/solution.
• Focused on a specific topic.
•There are often headings and subheadings.
•It contains facts and information.
EXAMPLE OF EXPOSITORY TEXT
REPORTS/GRAPHS/CHARTS
EXAMPLES OF EXAMPLES TEXT
NOTICE THAT THESE ARE BOTH TECHNICAL AND EXPOSITORY
BROCHURES
EXAMPLE OF EXPOSITORY TEXT
DEBATES
EXAMPLES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT
MOVIE CRITIQUES
EXAMPLES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT
SPEECHES
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