Types of Texts

which genre of writing is this?

• news article

• academic writing

• narrative

which genre of writing is this?

• narrative

• new article

• academic writing

which genre of writing is this?

• academic writing

• narrative

• business communication

which genre of writing is this?

• news article

• academic writing

• business communication

to find the main idea you should pay attention to repeated words?

• true

• false

to find the main idea in new articles you should....

• read the headline and subheadings

• read the last sentence

• read the first and last paragraphs

to find the main idea in a narrative text you should...

• read the title of the story

• read the last few sentences at the end of the passage

• read the words in bold

What text features can tell you what the main idea is?

• Title

• Headings

• Pictures

• All of these

an example of a narrative text is a

• essay

• blog

• newpaper article

an example of a business communication

• text message

• email

• message in a bottle