This document defines and describes different types of text. It defines hypertext as a system that allows direct links between related files like text, images, and sound, which is the basis of how the web operates. It then defines text types as any written works that are read or created, such as novels, reports, recipes, reviews, and instructions. The document goes on to list and define 8 common text types: narrative, recount, discussion, procedure, response, explanation, description, and exposition. It provides brief explanations of each text type.

2. TEXT
•THE ORIGINAL WORDS OF A
PIECE OF WRITING OR A
SPEECH

3. HYPERTEXT
•HYPERTEXT IS A SYSTEM OF STORING IMAGES, TEXT, AND
OTHER COMPUTER FILES THAT ALLOWS DIRECT LINKS TO
RELATED TEXT, IMAGES, SOUND, AND OTHER DATA.
•HYPERTEXT IS THE MAIN BASIS OF OPERATION FOR THE
WEB.

4. TEXT TYPE SCAFFOLD
•TEXT TYPES ARE ANY PIECES OF WRITING THAT YOU
READ OR CREATE. THIS CAN BE ANYTHING FROM
NOVELS, NEWSPAPER REPORTS AND TEXTBOOKS TO
RECIPES, MOVIE REVIEWS AND GAME
INSTRUCTIONS.

5. TEXT TYPES
1. Narrative
2. Recount
3. Discussion
4. Procedure

6. 5. Response
6. Explanation
7. Description
8. Exposition

7. 1.Narrative- to entertain or inform
reader by telling a story.
2.Recount- to retell events in
chronological order.

8. 1.Discussion- to present information
about different sides of an issue or
topic.
2.Procedure- to give instructions and
inform people about how to do
something through a series of steps.

9. 5. Response- summarize, analyse,
and evaluate artistic work.
6. Explanation- to tell how or why
things occur.

10. 7. Description- to describe the
characteristic features of a person,
an object, an image or place
8. Exposition- to persuade a reader for
or against a particular point of view.