Types of texts

Narrative Text

Technical Text

Persuasive Text

Expository Text

Narratives are accounts of past events, either real or fictional.

The expository text has the purpose of give information about a specific topic.

These type of text has the purpose of explaining a specific topic, but with a specific terminology.

These type of text has the purpose of convince the audience of the validity of the author's opinion.

Cause and Effect

Problem and Solution

These is a pattern of organization where information is expressed as a concerning issue (a problem) and something that was, can be, or should be done to remedy this issue (solution or attempted solution).

Explain reasons why something happened or the effects of something.

It must include an introduction, a climax and a conclusion.

The author's purpose is to communicate an important lesson learned during the story

This type of texts must have defined setting, characters, plot and point of view.

It is not storytelling, but a straightforward discussion of a topic.

The writer must use plain language and an easy-to-follow structure.

A technical text contains specific terminology to address the text's issues

The authors use few, if any, interrogative sentences.

Avoids colloquial terms, humor, vague terms and figurative language and critical language.

It includes techniques like the use of rhetorical questions, repetition, emotive language, exaggeration, addressing the readers directly and using facts as a means of backing up a point.

The writer must mention the issue clearly and must express an opinion on it explicitly.

These paragraphs can be ordered as causes and effects or as effects and then causes.

These are the words that are usually used in this type of text: because, as a result, resulted, caused, affected, since, due to, effect.

It is frequently confused with the cause and effect pattern of organization.

These are the words that are usually used in this type of text: prupose, solution, answer, issue, problem, problematic, remedy, prevention, and fix.