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Functional Text Types

Functional Text Types. An Introduction to the unit. The Text Types. Text types come in many different forms. We use text types everyday, and we don’t even realise.

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Functional Text Types

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  1. Functional Text Types An Introduction to the unit

  2. The Text Types • Text types come in many different forms. • We use text types everyday, and we don’t even realise. • Text types tell us about human experiences in imaginative ways. Their purpose is to make readers think, laugh, cry or be entertained. • Visual elements, such as pictures, can be used by the narrator to help communicate meaning.

  3. Literary text types are those that are used for entertainment purposes and are not necessarily based on fact. Examples of literary text types include narratives, recount and diary entries. Factual text types are those that are used for informative purposes. These text types require information and knowledge of an event, concept or idea and the impact that they have on an individual. Examples of factual text types include information reports, exposition, recount, explanation and discussion. Literary and Factual Text Types

  4. The Different Text Types

  5. The Different Text Types

  6. Narratives A revision

  7. What is a narrative? • Narratives tell a story and entertain the audience. • The purpose of a narrative, other than providing entertainment, can be to make the audience think about an issue, teach them a lesson or engage their emotions.

  8. What types of narratives are there? • Write a list of 4 different types of narratives that exist.

  9. Features of a narrative Constructing a narrative • Orientation – this is the beginning of the story where everything is established. (Who, what, when and where) • Complication – this is the problem that causes the story to start. (Why did the events occur the way that they did?)

  10. Sequence of events – where the characters react to the complication. • Resolution – this is where the complication (or problem) is solved. • Coda – this is an optional step that provides a comment or moral based on what has been learned from the story.

  11. Grammatical features of a Narrative • Narratives usually include the following grammatical features: • Nouns - these identify the specific characters and places • Adjectives - provide accurate descriptions of the characters and settings • Verbs - show the actions that occur in the story • Time words - connect events, telling us when they occurred.

  12. Writing a narrative • Decide on a possible topic, or event. It could be something that has already happened to you, or something you’re wanting to happen. • Examples include: • “If I won a million dollars, I would…” • “Where am I? Is this…” • Life has many paths to walk along. Did I get lost?

  13. Planning your narrative • Orientation – who, what, when, where? • Complication – what happens? • Sequence of events – what happens to help you solve the problem, leads up to the climax in your story • Resolution – how is the problem solved? • Coda – moral to your story

  14. Analysing your narrative • What are the language features that you use in your narrative? • Can you identify the different parts of your narrative? • What is the purpose of your narrative? • What is your narrative about?

  15. Writing an analysis • In half a page, use the questions on the previous slide to help you write an analysis. • Make sure you write each of your ideas in a separate paragraph, rather than put them into the same paragraph.

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