This document discusses different types of texts in literature. It defines narrative texts as those that tell a story or part of a story and includes elements like plot, characters, setting, theme, and point of view. Examples of narrative texts given are novels, short stories, historical accounts, poems, and plays. The document also defines and provides examples of persuasive, recount, explanatory, and expository texts.

2. Narrative in Literature
• Narrative in Literature
texts tell a story or part of
a story.

3. –Narrative texts include plot
structure, conflict,
characterization, setting,
theme, point of view,
sequencing, and transitions.

4. Examples of Narrative Texts
• Novels
• Short Stories
• Historical Accounts
• Poems
• Plays

5. Novels

6. Persuasive Text
• With persuasive text the author tries
to convince the reader to adopt a
particular opinion or perform a certain
action.

7. Examples of Persuasive Text
Advertisements (Commercials)

8. Personal and Factual Recounts
• A recount retells past events in the order
in which they happened.
• factual, such as a news story
• personal, such as a family holiday or your
opinion on a subject.

9. Explanatory
• An explanatory text type is used to
describe how things work and why things
happen.
• An explanation tries to provide answers to
questions that the reader (or listener) may
have on a certain subject.
• Explanations are used to teach people
new information.

10. • Explanations can:
• describe how things work: ‘how does a DVD
player work?'
• describe why things happen: ‘why are there
different seasons?'
• show how things are similar or different: ‘how
do fresh water and salt water differ? How are
they similar?'
• try to solve a problem or situation: ‘what is
the fastest way to clean my room?'.

11. Expository Text
• Expository text is non-fiction (true).
• It seeks to explain or inform.
• The information can be verified as true.
• Structures: descriptions,
comparison/contrast, cause/effect,
problem/solution.
• Focused on a specific topic.
• There are often headings and subheadings.
• It contains facts and information.

12. Example of Expository Text
Biographies and Autobiographies