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The Different Text Types
Factual Text Types
To persuade, inform or instruct through the use of facts and information.
Explanatory Text:
Straightforward descriptions to looking at things like causes and reasons. Title reveals what is being explained, Written in simple present tense and Talks to the reader directly.
Discussion Texts:
To explore more than one point of view on a given subject in order to reach an informed opinion. Title is often in the form of a question, Written in the present tense.
Persuasion Text/Opinion Writing:
to convince the reader of the merits of adopting a particular viewpoint or taking a specific course of action. Written in the simple present tense, Uses facts and evidence to support arguments, and use of logical connectives
Instructional/Procedural Texts:
Instructional/procedural texts tell you what to do, texts communicate rules or processes to follow. It includes resource or list, Described step-by-step using bullet points, numbers etc.
Non-Chronological Reports:
reports given information and detail about something that happened, but without being tied to providing a linear account in terms of time. Often written in the present tense, third person, Frequently, the passive voice is employed, Usually focused on general subjects, Dispassionate in tone and sometimes written in past tense.
Recounts:
focus on retelling events and are generally intended to inform and entertain. Details are used extensively to flesh out the barebones of the events and often written in the past tense as text type relates events that already happened.
Literary Text Types
Definition:
Seek to entertain, enlighten, or elicit emotion through a creative use of language and structure.
Narrative:
the purpose of narrative texts is to tell a story. That said, there can be many reasons for storytelling in the first place, for example, myths can be told to explain natural phenomena and legends can be used to pass on cultural beliefs.There are many types of narrative text, but broadly speaking they all begin by establishing the setting and introducing characters.
Poetry:
It comes in many forms and sometimes these forms come with their own specific purposes. For example, limericks are crafted to amuse readers, while elegies are usually written to praise or mourn a person. the structure of poetry usually revolves around the use of rhyme schemes, rhythmical patterns, grammatical patterns, and line and stanza length.
Drama:
the purpose of drama is largely to entertain through storytelling. Drama can also be used to provide social commentary, communicate culture, amuse, and inform too. it often follows the same types of plot structures as other narrative forms, along with various conventions particular to this form itself.
12 Types of Social Media Content To Create
Holiday:
The holidays represent a crucial time for businesses and marketers to reach audiences. Whether consumers are affected by the general spirit of giving or a driving need to spend,
Electronic books (ebooks):
Several blog posts compiled together as chapters from the same category. You’ll want to choose your best content or even hire a professional writer with experience writing eBooks.
Live Videos:
Facebook Live is the most popular livestreaming social media network. Like stories, social media platforms that support live content make the option readily accessible and convenient to users.
Written posts, blogs, articles, guides, and more:
To help you think of compelling content, look at trending searches. Facebook is perfect for these types of content, especially when it comes to articles that are 1,500 words or longer.
Infographics:
Infographics use visuals to support explanations, statistics, and other written concepts. It also require a fair amount of creativity and research.
Links to external content:
You can always link to relevant articles, resources, and websites from other sources that you trust. Industry leaders are also excellent resources for content.
Testimonials and reviews:
People trust the opinions and experiences of others more than what a business says, which is why testimonials and reviews are so valuable.
Contests:
When you run a social media contest, you can ask someone to like or follow you as a way of gaining entry. This can help to grow your following, increasing the percentage of people that might see your content.
Announcements:
Getting the word out about new products, events, livestreams, and other noteworthy things can help build hype and alert people about what's happening with your business.
Video stories:
brands can promote their products through endorsements or recommendations from influencers and content creators on the internet.
Videos:
Capturing videos is easy and convenient and they’re more engaging than pictures. Videos are more able to convert a sense of story telling that their still counterparts.
Images:
To keep your audience's attention, be sure to use a variety of images, Good images or video definitely increase engagement, and they endear your brand to customers.