Text
types
PDCE I 2021
FERNÁNDEZ / MODINGER
Text types
narrative Procedural / instructional argumentative / Persuasive
It can be fictional or non-fictional. It is a text with instructions that must be Its objective is to support the thesis formulated
It is characterized by a sequence of carried out to fulfill a specific purpose or by the author through the coherent and logical
events and the presence of a objective in a specific future, be it the exposition of reasons, which are intended to
narrator. performance of an action or the manufacture of persuade or convince the receiver about a
a product. predetermined point of view.
Expository / explanatory descriptive
It offers the reader detailed information regarding a specific topic Descriptive texts are characterize the
in order to inform about particular facts, data or concepts. appearance of an element, which can be
Expository texts can be used in the scientific, educational, legal, a fact, a person, a situation, an object,
social or journalistic fields. an animal, etc.
NARRATIVE
PURPOSE STRUCTURE MAIN FEATURES
Generally speaking, it begins Normally written in the past or
To tell a story. by establishing setting and present tense, it uses first or
introducing characters. third person perspective.
Language is used creatively to
paint a picture in the reader’s
mind.
Procedural/ instructional
PURPOSE STRUCTURE MAIN FEATURES
It often begins with a defined It includes resource/equipment
To communicate rules or
objective or goal, which will list. It uses imperatives and
processes to follow.
normally appear in the title. connectives. The process is
described step-by-step using
bullet points, numbers, etc.
Argumentative / persuasive
PURPOSE STRUCTURE MAIN FEATURES
To convince the reader of the Written in the simple present, it
Beginning with a thesis
merits of adopting a particular moves from a general point to a
statement, it starts by summing
viewpoint or taking a specific specific point.
up the viewpoint to be
course of action. It addresses reader directly and it
presented. The body paragraphs
uses logical connectives
then organize, present and
(therefore, because of this, etc).
elaborate on this viewpoint.
It employs rhetorical devices.
Expository / explanatory
PURPOSE STRUCTURE MAIN FEATURES
To explore the causes and It opens with a general
reasons of something. It is not The title reveals what is being
statement that introduces the explained. It may contain
a simple description. It topic to be explored.
addresses the why and how of diagrams and illustrations.
what happened. It is written in simple present
tense. It addresses the reader
directly.
Descriptive
PURPOSE STRUCTURE MAIN FEATURES
To tell the reader what lies to It must contain three parts: the It uses spatial indicators; adverbs,
right or left, in the background topic to be presented, the prepositions, adverbial phrases, etc. It
or foreground, characterization of the object of uses a wide variety of adjectives.
or provide the stage for study to be described It usually contains two parts: a
narration. (appearance and properties) and identification of the phenomenon to
its associations with the be described and its description in
outside world (framework). parts, qualities and or characteristics.