THE FOUR 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

FOLK TALES, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS

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

BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

EXAMPLE OF EXPOSITORY TEXT

REPORTS/GRAPHS/CHARTS

EXAMPLES OF EXAMPLES TEXT

NOTICE THAT THESE ARE BOTH TECHNICAL AND

EXPOSITORY

BROCHURES

EXAMPLE OF EXPOSITORY TEXT

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES

PERSUASIVE TEXT

•With persuasive text the author tries to convince the

reader to adopt a particular opinion or perform a certain

action.

•The writer takes a stand on an issue.

•There are facts to back up their claims.

•There is an attempt to solve a problem.

•The writer often addresses the opposing side.

•There is a call to action(what can be done to address the

issue).

EXAMPLES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT

ADVERTISEMENTS (COMMERCIALS)

EXAMPLES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT

DEBATES

EXAMPLES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR/EDITORIALS

EXAMPLES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT

MOVIE CRITIQUES

EXAMPLES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT

POLITICAL CAMPAIGN LITERATURE

EXAMPLES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT

SPEECHES