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Different Types of Writing and Text Types : - Coggle Diagram
Different Types of Writing and Text Types :
Factual Text Types
Persuasion Texts/Opinion Writing
Convince the reader of the merits of adopting a particular viewpoint or taking a specific course of action.
Instructional/Procedural Texts
Diagrams / Illustrations used to support or replace text
Process described step-by-step using bullet points, numbers etc
Explanatory Texts
Move beyond providing straightforward descriptions to looking at things like causes and reasons.
Discussion Texts
The title is often in the form of a question
Written in the present tense
Non Chronological Reports
The purpose of non-chronological reports given information and detail about something that happened, but without being tied to providing a linear account in terms of time.*
Recounts
Most often written in the past tense as text type relates events that already happened.
Details are used extensively to flesh out the bare bones of the events.
Literary Text Types
Narrative
The purpose of narrative texts is to tell a story. Storytelling is a means to entertain and inform readers and allows writers to express themselves.
myths
fables
traditional tales
novels
short stories
Drama
Drama endeavors to tell a story through enacting it on the stage, usually requiring the use of dialogue as a primary means of moving the story on.
Poetry
Poetry is the art of writing poetry and can take many different forms..
Main Text types