Purpose: To persuade people to think in a certain way Organizational Structure: Thesis, supporting arguments, counter arguments, restated thesis

s Linguistic Features

1. Generalized participants- people, students, teachers 2. Connectives that develop the argumentfirst, last, finally, in conclusion

Argumentative Essay

Purpose: To provide information about a topic. Organizational structure: General opening statement that introduces the topic of the report. Then, facts about the subject grouped by topic. Linguistic features:

1. Timeless present tense or historical past tense relating verbs- is/are or was/were 2. Author as expert- facts, not opinions

Reports

Purpose: To entertain Organizational Structure: Orientationgives setting and main characters, complication- the main problem, resolution- how the problem is solved Linguistic features:

1. Past tense action processes- ran, jumped, played 2. Descriptive language- the tall, flowering tree

Narratives