Text Types
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Lesson duration is: 10 minItems in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
It offers opinion or reflection on an event or experience
A
news report
B
blog
Slide 2 - Quiz
Personal anecdote
A
news report
B
blog
Slide 3 - Quiz
Include a short and snappy headline (title).
Write a sentence at the start to sum up what the story is about.
Write in the third person (he, she, they).
Write in the past tense (as if it has already happened).
Use paragraphs to make the text clear and easy to understand.
Include quotes (other people’s thoughts and opinions about the subject).
Include facts about what has happened using the 5 Ws: what, where, when, who, why?
Write a sentence at the start to sum up what the story is about.
Write in the third person (he, she, they).
Write in the past tense (as if it has already happened).
Use paragraphs to make the text clear and easy to understand.
Include quotes (other people’s thoughts and opinions about the subject).
Include facts about what has happened using the 5 Ws: what, where, when, who, why?
A
news report
B
blog
C
letter to the editor
Slide 4 - Quiz
It refers to an article that was published in the newspaper. You give your opinion (and explain whether you agree or disagree.)
A
letter to the editor
B
news report
C
blog
Slide 5 - Quiz
This is essentially a very public sort of journal - you intend to present some of your personal ideas in a lively entertaining way to a general, undefined audience. You want to entertain, and hook your (unknown) audience by your interesting, even provocative, opinions and experiences.
A
letter to the editor
B
news report
C
blog
Slide 6 - Quiz
It gives strong opinions about a certain topic. Although this text type is subjective (all about the opinion of the writer), this text type also contains facts that show that the writer is knowledgeable about the topic and that the text is therefore a credible source.
A
news report
B
opinion column
Slide 7 - Quiz
This text type is intended to inform in a clear and objective way, but it has to be focused on a specific event, or set of events - it is not concerned with the overall picture, or the broader context or background.
A
letter to the editor
B
news report
C
blog
D
opinion column
Slide 8 - Quiz
This text type will usually be focused on one particular issue, which should be explained convincingly (although there is no 'duty to inform'), and your final opinion argued reasonably - although your opinion doesn't always have to be fair or objective!
A
letter to the editor
B
news report
C
blog
D
opinion column
Slide 9 - Quiz
- catch the audience's attention at the beginning, and leave a clear impression at the end
- address the audience and keep contact with them throughout, e.g. use of "we" and "you"
- elements of speech rhetoric e.g. rhetorical questions, repetition etc.
- address the audience and keep contact with them throughout, e.g. use of "we" and "you"
- elements of speech rhetoric e.g. rhetorical questions, repetition etc.
A
news report
B
speech
C
letter to the editor
D
guidelines
Slide 10 - Quiz
- appropriate opening and closing salutations
- reference to the original article/issue raised
- interesting and engaging style
- reference to the original article/issue raised
- interesting and engaging style
A
news report
B
speech
C
letter to the editor
D
guidelines
Slide 11 - Quiz
- clear and focused heading/title
- clearly set-out format e.g. bullets, sub-headings, numbering, etc.
- short introduction and conclusion.
- clearly set-out format e.g. bullets, sub-headings, numbering, etc.
- short introduction and conclusion.
A
news report
B
speech
C
letter to the editor
D
guidelines
Slide 12 - Quiz
- first person statement and/or narration
- awareness of the reader, e.g. direct address, a lively and interesting style etc.
- closing statement, e.g. invitation to comment, a conclusion drawn etc.
- awareness of the reader, e.g. direct address, a lively and interesting style etc.
- closing statement, e.g. invitation to comment, a conclusion drawn etc.
A
news report
B
blog
C
letter to the editor
D
guidelines
