Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
1. Expository texts
2. Narrative texts, and
3. Argumentative
(It aims to change the readers’ beliefs.)
Different text types
Text Types Description Examples
1. Narrative • Entertains, instructs or informs readers (fiction)
by telling a story. novels
short stories
• In Literature, texts tell a story or poems
part of a story. plays
non-fictional
• Narrative texts include plot (articles,
structure, conflict, characterization, newspaper reports,
setting, theme, point of view, historical writings)
sequencing, and transitions.
Different text types
Text Types Description Examples
2. Expository •Non-fiction (true) •Biographies
Persuasive
Source: Logos. (2011, September 05). Types of paragraph. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/kriziak/types-of-paragraph
Identify which of the text types does the texts belong to? What grammatical
features are in the text that allows you to say it belongs to a particular text type?
My Last Vacation
My last vacation was very fun. First I went to the beach with my
cousins. We surfed and swam in the ocean. Then went to my grandparents
farm and rode a horse. Next we climb a big mountain. Finally we came back
home and rest . I had the best vacation ever.
Narrative
Source: Logos. (2011, September 05). Types of paragraph. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/kriziak/types-of-paragraph
What are the different purposes of text types?
What are the different text types?
What is the importance of distinguishing
the type of text being read?
Purposes
• developing social networks
• engaging in civic discourse
• supporting personal and spiritual growth
• reflecting on experience
• communicating professionally and academically;
• building relationships with others, including friends, family, and
like-minded individuals;
• engaging in aesthetic experiences”
Assessment
A. Identify whether the given passages are narrative, expository,
explanation, recount, or persuasive.
(Text adapted by Gerot & Wignell 1994 from Denes & Pinson 1963)
Assessment
B. Create your own expository paragraph with the following topics:
•5 or more sentences
CRITERIA
-Organization (grammar, coherence, structure) -5 pts
-Appropriateness to the purpose -5 pts
References