Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Text Types
Text Types
Factual
Literary
FACTUAL TEXT TYPES
Discussion Texts
Aims to explore more than one point of view on a given
subject in order to reach an informed opinion, or to make a
decision on an issue.
FACTUAL TEXT TYPES
Explanatory Texts
It moves beyond providing straightforward descriptions to
looking at things like causes and reasons. They move
beyond a retelling of what happened, such as in a simple
report, to address the why and how of what happened.
FACTUAL TEXT TYPES
Instructional/ Procedural Texts
Communicate rules and processes to follow. They are
commonly found accompanying games, household
appliances, or in recipes.
FACTUAL TEXT TYPES
Persuasion Texts/ Opinion Writing
This text type aims to convince the reader of the merits of
adopting a particular viewpoint or taking a specific course
of action.
FACTUAL TEXT TYPES
Non- Chronological Reports/ Information Report
This kind of writing gives information or details about
something that happened, but without being tied to
providing a linear account in terms of time.
FACTUAL TEXT TYPES
Recounts
It focuses on retelling events and are generally intended to
inform and/or to entertain.
LITERARY TEXT TYPES
Poetry
It can be written to serve variety of purposes such as: to
entertain, to amuse, to share knowledge, pass on culture, to
advance culture
Limericks are crafted to amuse readers.
Elegies are usually written to praise or mourn a person.
LITERARY TEXT TYPES
Narrative
The purpose of narrative texts is to tell a story. Story telling
itself means to entertain and inform the readers and allows the
writer to express themselves creatively or imaginatively.
Myths
Fables
Traditional tales
Novels
Short stories
LITERARY TEXT TYPES
Drama
Drama largely aims to entertain through storytelling. It
can also be used to social commentary, communicate
culture, amuse, and inform too.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
FACTUAL AND LITERARY
TEXT TYPES.
10- ITEM QUIZ
HOW TO WRITE A
PERSUASIVE ESSAY
Structure: Beginning with an opening statement,
or thesis statement, persuasive texts start by
summing up the viewpoint to be presented. The
body paragraphs then organize, present, and
elaborate on this viewpoint. A closing statement
then restates and reinforces the original thesis of
the text.
HOW TO WRITE A
PERSUASIVE ESSAY
Main Features:
Written in the simple present tense
Moves from a general point to specific points
Uses logical connectives (therefore, because of this, this proves
that)
Employs rhetorical devices
Uses facts and evidence to support arguments
Addresses reader directly
Employs various methods of psychological persuasion
DO THIS: (ASSIGNMENT TO BE
DONE DURING ASYNCHRONOUS
CLASS)
Read the editorial in your Module 1, “Most
Bullied Children”. Identify various persuasive
strategies employed within the text, whether in
terms of structure, presentation, visuals, or
language used. Be ready to compare and contrast
your findings among your findings.