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DIFFERENT TEXT TYPES - Coggle Diagram

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      - Title reveals what is being explained
      - May contain diagrams, flowcharts, illustrations etc
      - Written in simple present tense
      - Time connectives used such as first, after, then, next, finally etc.
      - Talks to the reader directly e.g. “You’ll be surprised to learn…”
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      - Title indicates the process described e.g. How to…
      - Includes resource / equipment list
      - Process described step-by-step using bullet points, numbers etc
      - Time connectives used to organize writing (first, next, then, finally etc)
      - Imperatives used
      - Diagrams / Illustrations used to support or replace text
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      - Title is often in the form of a question
      - Written in the present tense
      - Generic statements are followed by specific examples
      - Arguments sometimes supported by diagrams, illustrations etc
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      - 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
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      - Often written in the present tense, third person
      - Sometimes written in the past tense e.g. on an historical event
      - Frequently, the passive voice is employed
      - Usually focused on general subjects
      - May contain several subheadings
      - Dispassionate in tone
      - May include tables, diagrams, or images
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      - Most often written in the past tense as text type relates events that already happened
      - Time connectives used extensively to organise chronology e.g. first, then, next, after that, etc
      - Details are used extensively to flesh out the barebones of the events
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        Story related largely through the use of dialogue with page showing name of character and the words they speak
        
        Organisational information included such as set descriptions and stage directions
        
        Story structures common in narrative texts also used here
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        The musicality of language is utilised through the use of rhyme, rhythm, and various literary devices
        
        Language that appeals to the senses is used
        
        Imagery is used to paint pictures in the readers’ minds
        
        The sounds and meanings of language are played with through the use of literary devices
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      - Most often written in the past or present tense
      - Most often uses the third or first person perspective
      - Characters are often recognisably human in their motivations and actions
      - Language is used creatively to paint a picture in the reader’s mind
      - Storytelling may be supplemented by the use of images