English Text Types (1 Viewer)

[Kutay]

Hey i have been looking over past hsc questions and other questions for the modules exams... and i have come across various text types and really not quite sure what is really need to address the text type they are looking for!!!

I was wondering if anyone could list the possible text types and a bried description on each on how to tackle that text type

for example such as report format?? Article? mainly thankyou

 

[goan_crazy]

this has been asked before Jeremy
BNW/BR:
http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=88506
Lear:
http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=88507
mod c:
http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=88508

use the search function to see the diff type of texttypes
Ive posted them up somewhere on here
good luck

some include feature articles, speeches, interview, transcript, brochure etc...

 

[Kutay]

hey thanks joe, but nar thats not what i mean, well really i just need help with Articles and Reports like what makes it different what do u have to do to show the marker that u know what ur doing, that your addressing the text type

 

[=slade=]

hey thanks joe, but nar thats not what i mean, well really i just need help with Articles and Reports like what makes it different what do u have to do to show the marker that u know what ur doing, that your addressing the text type

an article - fold page in half, draw boxes and write what the pic would look like, have a catchy heading n subheading, short paras, check if its feature (usually is) - more opinionated and less formal

report- check who its to for how formal to be. use headings to structure it. similiar to essay but with headings to introduce each para. argue strongly for one side.

DONT FALL INTO ESSAY MODE!!

hope it helps, good luck

 

[serge]

an article - fold page in half, draw boxes and write what the pic would look like

Are you serious? They want writing techniques
not the presentation of a feature article

by your logic, since most newspapers are printed
you need to type your response aswell?

 

[goan_crazy]

I Found What U Want :d

this is what u should use in your "Extended response" its not an essay...

Newspaper Reports
- Punny headline
- Objective/matter-of-fact tone
- Quotes from authority figures
- Use of images

Feature Articles
- Punny headline
- Subjective/personable tone
- Varied sentence lengths
- Quote or image enlarged and placed in the middle of the article
- Exaggeration/hyperbole (or minimisation)
- Humour/wit

Others
- Diction
o Formal/Informal
o Neutral/Emotive
o Literal/Figurative
- Voice (Imperative, cynical, satirical, etc.)

hope that helped