This document discusses different types of texts, including argumentative, narrative, descriptive, instructive, and expository texts. It provides details on the purpose, language features, structure, and examples of each type of text. Argumentative texts aim to convince or persuade through supportive ideas, facts, and a statement-support-conclusion structure. Narrative texts entertain through descriptive language, chronological order, and a plot structure. Descriptive texts use senses to picture what is described with identification-description structure. Instructive texts tell how to do something through goals, materials, and step-by-step instructions. Expository texts inform through clear language and a focus on the topic using chronological order.

1. TEXT STRUCTURE
Discourse analysis
Teacher: HectorVega
Student:Valentina Espinosa

2. TYPES OF
TEXTS
Argumentative texts
_To convince sb to do sth or
to accept a perspective
_ persuasive lg, formal
register, conjunction (in
general)
_ complex, compound and
subordinated sentences
_ supportive ideas, data,
facts
_ structure: statement, -
supportive ideas, evidence -
conclusion
Narrative texts
_ to entertain or obtain
readers’ interest
_ descriptive lg
_ chronological order with
some flashbacks
_ structure: orientation –
complication or problem -
climax – resolution - *cora*
_characterization, dialogue,
imagery, plot, setting,
theme.
Descriptive texts
_to picture what is being described,
physical or psychologically
_ personal (subjective) or impersonal
(objective)
_ structure: identification –
description
_ descriptive lg such as adjectives,
adverbs, comparisons, etc
* to employ the readers’ five senses
Instructive texts
_ to tell sb how to do sth
_ e.g: recipes, manuals
_structure: the goal of the
text (title) – list of materials –
instructions (step by step)
_ imperative sentences
_ use of modal verbs, simple
present tense, connectors to
create a sequence
Expository texts =
Informative texts
_ to give information,
facts, news
_ clear lg, avoid
repetition, complex and
compound sentences
_ it focuses on the
subject/topic to be
informed
_ chronological order
_ piece of news,
speeches, articles, etc
_ cause - effect