The document outlines different types of text structures and their purposes. It describes procedures as explaining how something is done through steps. Recounts retell past events to inform or entertain. Narratives entertain with stories using orientation, complication, and resolution. Descriptions clearly describe people, places, or things using identification and description. Reports describe things based on observation. Spoofs retell events with humor. Anecdotes share amusing incidents. Expositions persuade on important issues using thesis and arguments. Explanations explain how and why things occur in technical fields. News informs on important current events. Discussions present two sides of an issue. Reviews criticize works of art or events.