Text+types

 HOME NEXT ===__Text Types__   " Understanding how different texts work is important for both reading and writing." (Hill, 2006 pp. 310) ===  Here are examples of different text types that you can introduce to children: **Narrative **- a narrative entertains its viewers, examples being a story, play, fairytale, poem and/or myth. The structure can be set in the past, present or future, with events laid out in chronological order. They involve characters, dialogue and there is usually a problem with a resolution at the end. **Poetry and Songs **- these may include limericks, raps and jingles. They may rhythm, include characters and use descriptive language. **Transactional- ** this text type is used to withhold relationships through cards, interviews, surveys and letters. There is descriptive language used, questions that need a response and is specific to a person or thing. **Recount -** with a recount, the text retells events that have happened. It uses past tense, list texts in chronological order, has specific participants and may include a personal reflection. **Procedure -** is a set of instructions, that maybe for a recipe, contract or manual. In a procedure there is a goal, materials, method and an evaluation. The description is detailed with materials listed, tells the reader what to do in a general way and the tense is timeless. **Report -** also referred to as a non-linear text, its purpose being to describe things. Reports can be on written on a place, community or phenomena. The language is impersonal objective with specific vocab that relates to the subject of the report. The framework is based around generalization of topic, description and summary. **Explanation -** explains phenomena through timeless present with come passive voice and shows relationship between cause and effect. **Discussion-** show two sides of an argument, but the writer may try and persuade reader to one view. It is passive voice with linking words to put forth the discussion. **<span style="color: rgb(60, 11, 147)">Mixed Genre -** this is a combination of both a narrative and forms of information text. For example, post modern texts or non- fiction that are based on one topic. ** (Hill, 2006 pp. 309) ** The following is a piece of writing that I constructed when I was in Grade 1. It is a Narrative story about a key. As you can see 'and' is used several times as I list events that took place. This was a published piece, so most punctuation and grammar has already been corrected. I found it interesting at looking back over this piece and the structure of my writing. With the word found I spelt it 'fand', having trouble with matching sounds of letters to the alphebet. I also like the fact that I illustrated pictures to show relevant meaning to my main ideas.