Element/Feature Informative Journalistic Literary

Purpose Its primary purpose is Its purpose is to Its purpose is to

to inform the reader provide readers with provide entertainment
and increase his/her information they need to the readers.
understanding of a to make decisions
certain topic. about their lives, their
communities, their
governments and
their societies.

Manner of Formal reading Formal/Informal Entertaining/Dramatic

reading(formal/ reading reading
informal,
entertaining/dramatic)

Format (where do It is the kind of text It is seen everywhere It can be found in

you find the text?) that shows data, from reports on the songs, epics,
definition and news to articles on dramatic narrative,
description of the internet. rituals, etc.
phenomena.

Other features Informative writing It includes short and It is fictitious and it

consists of Opening, simple sentences that uses figurative
general information, relays objective language. It also
more specific stories which all relies uses either the first or
information, on factual third person
summarizing information. perspective and it is
conclusion. It also an informal style of
utilizes third person writing.
and utilizes present
tense.