TEXT

– Text types are any pieces of writing that you

read or create. This can be anything from novels,
newspaper reports and textbooks to recipes,
movie reviews and game instructions.
EXPOSITORY TEXT
– exists to provide facts in a way that is educational and
purposeful. The text is fact-based with the purpose of
exposing the truth through a reliable source. True and
deliberate expository text will focus on educating its reader.
Other descriptors of exposition are clear, concise, and
organized writing. Expository text gets to the point quickly
and efficiently.
– Is a mode of writing in which the purpose of the author is to
inform, explain, describe or define his subject to the reader.
Examples
Expository text is information-based text. Some common examples are:
 Textbooks
 News articles
 Instruction manuals
 Recipes
 City or country guides
 Language books
 Self-help books
EXPLANATORY WRITING

– Informative/explanatory writing conveys information accurately.

Writings that exemplify this text type include summaries and
instructions. The purpose of informative/explanatory writing is to
increase knowledge, explain a procedure, or explore a concept in
depth.
– The purpose of informative/explanatory writing is to increase
knowledge, explain a procedure, or explore a concept in depth.
 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
EXPOSITORY & EXPLANATORY
 In expository writing, the writer shares ideas, conveys information and
provides proof and explanations. Some instances of this form of writing
style consist of textbooks, persuasive college essays, newspaper and
magazine articles and autobiographies. When composing such paper, the
writer should not assume that the readers already have prior insight of
the topic. Answers to any questions the reader may have regarding the
subject matter must be provided.
Meanwhile, in explanatory writing, the writer educates the readers
through communicating straightforward facts and information but not
personal point of views. Some examples of this form of writing include
essays that assist the readers to have deeper understanding on how
something works, how-to-type of articles and also college course
descriptions.
 NARRATIVE TEXT
The basic purpose of narrative is to entertain, to gain and hold a readers' interest.
However narratives can also be written to teach or inform, to change attitudes / social
opinions e.g. soap operas and television dramas that are used to raise topical issues. The
common structure or basic plan of narrative text is known as the "story grammar".
Although there are numerous variations of the story grammar, the typical elements are:
Setting — when and where the story occurs.
Characters — the most important people or characters in the story.
Initiating event — an action or occurrence that establishes a problem and/or goal.
Conflict/goal — the focal point around which the whole story is organized.
Events — one or more attempts by the main character(s) to achieve the goal or solve the
problem.
Resolution — the outcome of the attempts to achieve the goal
 RECOUNT
– The purpose of this style of writing is to recall an event or experience for the
reader's information or enjoyment.  It differs from a narrative in that the events
are portrayed in chronological order - in the order in which they occurred rather
than manipulated for maximum impact or drama.
– Writers should remember that while the purpose is to retell they still need to
craft their retelling to be interesting to the reader.  Rather than retelling every
minor detail, the writer needs to select the important information  or events, and
expand on these in an interesting manner.
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Recounts are a type of story. They tell what happened in the past by recounting a
series of events one after the other in the order in which they occurred. Usually
they are about everyday, familiar events. When we tell a recount, we reveal the
significance of the people and events by sharing our personal feelings about them.
PERSUASIVE TEXT

– A persuasive text is any text where the main

purpose is to present a point of view and seeks
to persuade a reader. A persuasive textcan be an
argument, exposition, discussion, review or even
an advertisement.