1. TYPES OF TEXT
Text Type Purpose Structural Features Language Features
Narrative To entertain, amuse or instruct Orientation complication series of Noun groups to describe
events coda characters and settings time
words Action verbs
Report To classify and/or describe General statement Description Technical language, simple
present tense, Generalised Terms
Recount To retell a series of events Orientation sequence of events Descriptive language, past tense,
Time words to connect events,
Words which tell us where, when,
with whom, how
Procedure To instruct someone how to do Goal material or equipment Verbs usually at the beginning
something steps of each instruction Words or
groups of words which tell us
how, when, where, with whom
Explanation To explain how or why something occurs Phenomenon identification Technical language Use of words
Explanation sequence such as because, as a result, to
establish cause and effect
sequences
Exposition To persuade by arguing one side of an Thesis Arguments Words that qualify, eg usually,
issue Reinforcement of thesis probably Words that link
arguments eg firstly, on the other
hand
Response to respond to an artistic work Context of artistic work Words which express judgements
Description of artistic work Descriptive language
Judgement