text types Flashcards
- will have a headline, and possibly sub-headline + byline
- will use a semi-formal register - i.e. simple, clear and direct
- will deploy factual information methodically, usually from main facts to
subordinate details - will usually employ short paragraphs for clear and accessible reading
News Report
will represent/convey the position of a newspaper/media outlet on a particular
issue
- will focus on a single issue
- will raise and address counterarguments
- will use a variety of rhetorical strategies (including ethos, logos and pathos) to
persuade the reader
Editorial
- will focus on a single issue
- will have a clear position on this issue
- will include and respond to counterclaims
- will offer specific recommendations
Opinion piece
- will adopt a semi-formal to informal register
- will have an eye-catching title
- will use first person narration
- will show awareness of the reader, e.g. through direct address to the reader
- may include a direct request for comment and response at the end
Blog
- will have a title and byline
- will adopt a semi-formal to formal register (as appropriate to task)
- will have an appropriate / engaging introduction and conclusion
- will use a lively journalistic / magazine style
- will make of interviews with a variety of sources
Article (or “feature article”)
Embedded interview:
- will have a title and the name of the author
- will adopt a semi-formal to formal register; may include informal in the quotations
- will have appropriate introduction and conclusion, indicating the point of the
interview
- will use a lively journalistic style, aimed at involving and interesting the audience
Interview
- will use a register appropriate to the degree of formality implied by the task
- will have a Question & Response structure, showing the characters’ ‘alternating
speeches’ - will express realistic oral speech, perhaps with complex interactions such as
interruptions - will make apparent an overall pattern of topics and ideas
Transcript:
- will have a stated sense of purpose / aim directed at a clear issue or question
- will have introduction + conclusion linked to the ‘sense of purpose’
- will have clear organisation : both in terms of the individual steps of the
argument, and overall - will support the organisation with appropriate paragraphing, use of cohesive
devices, etc
Essay
- will adopt a consistent register (informal, semi-formal or formal)
- will have a title
- will use a lively, direct style aimed to interest and entertain the readers
- will convey clear opinions about the subject of the review
- may include a recommendation/s
Review:
will adopt a semi-formal to formal register
- will include the formal aspects of a letter (date, greeting, closing salutation, etc)
- will express ideas economically/concisely
- may express ideas in vivid, punchy phrases; this should be rewarded
Formal Letter (e.g. to Editor)
- will adopt an informal register
- will adopt a lively, engaging style, perhaps with some ‘youth-speak’
- will maintain a clear sense of address to a specific person
- will have opening and closing salutations
- may use the layout of an email (sender’s and recipient’s email addresses)`
- will most probably adopt an informal register
- will use first person narration
- will indicate location in time e.g. headed with a date or day
- will express reflection on the part of the writer, e.g. self-questioning
Diary entry
- will adopt a semi-formal register, and/or direct address to the intended audience
- will have a main heading or promotional slogan, as appropriate
- will make use of multiple sections : identified by sub-headings, bullet points, etc
- will present lucid overall structure of argument
- may include background information : e.g. ‘Contact us’ + phone number / email
Brochure/leaflet
will most likely be written in first person
- will use background information that builds up to this event
- will give the writer’s reactions to a place
- will describes a place/s in great detail
- may incorporate research to enhance the background information— even if the
writer didn’t know the information things at the time of the trip
Travel writing
- will give some key biographical details (place/year of birth/parents, etc)
- will list/describe notable achievements
- will give a sense of the person’s unique personality through anecdotes,
characteristic quotes, perhaps even acknowledging a few flaws - may tell the reader what we as a society have lost through the death of this
person
Obituary
