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Text Types - Coggle Diagram
Text Types
Literary Text
POETRY
Poetry can be written to entertain, to inform, to amuse, to share knowledge, pass on culture, to advance culture, etc.
The structure of poetry usually revolves around the use of rhyme schemes, rhythmical patterns, grammatical patterns, and line and stanza length.
NARRATIVE
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Language is used creatively to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. It also supplemented by the use of images.
DRAMA
Damas are used to provide social commentary, communicate culture, amuse, and inform too.
Story related largely through the use of dialogue with a page showing the name of the character and the words they speak. The story structures common in narrative texts are also used here.
Social Media Content
WRITTEN POSTS, BLOGS, ARTICLES & GUIDES
These articles demonstrate your company’s knowledge and expertise, which can help build your credibility and reputation.
EBOOKS
An eBook tends to be longer and more detailed than blog posts, which helps showcase your industry expertise.
Not everyone wants to read a whole eBook, and they take a lot of time to produce and find content that will appeal to your target audience.
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IMAGES
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Good images or video definitely increase engagement, and they endear your brand to customers.
VIDEOS
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How-to guides, video tours, and product updates and demonstrations all make for great video content that can both drive traffic to your website and increase sales.
CONTESTS
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Contests can really be run on any social media platform, but don't overdo it on more professional platforms like LinkedIn.
INFORGRAPHICS
Infographics use visuals to support explanations, statistics, and other written concepts. They are especially impactful for conveying complex ideas.
Creating infographics requires both copy and graphics, which means you may need multiple people working together to create them.
TESTIMONIAL AND REVIEWS
People trust the opinions and experiences of others more than what a business says,
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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.
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VIDEO STORIES
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The fear of missing out can be a powerful motivator, but their short life expectancy also means that some users might not engage with them.
LIVE VIDEOS
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If your connection is bad, the video may need to repeatedly stop and buffer, which can result in poor quality.
HOLIDAYS
Many users love holiday-themed content, and it’s easy for businesses like yours to piggyback on themes, traditions, and other holiday specific concepts.
There are only so many holidays in the year, and major ones like Christmas create lots of competition because many other small businesses create festive content.
Factual Text
DISSCUSION TEXT
The purpose is 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.
Arguments sometimes supported by diagrams, illustrations etc. It's written in the present tense.
EXPLANATORY TEXT
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Explanatory texts usually open with a general statement that introduces the topic to be explored. Then, the various steps of the process are explained in a logical order.
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RECOUNTS
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Most often written in the past tense as text type relates events that already happened. The time connectives used extensively to organise chronology e.g. first, then, next, after that, etc.