Factual Text

It retells events which have already happened in

time order.

• Factual recount

• Factual description

• Procedure

• Exposition

It is a factual text that describes a place or thing using facts.

• Procedural recount

• Factual description

• Discussion

• Exposition

It is a factual text that gives different points of view in order to make an informed decision.

• Discussion

• Exposition

• Explanation

• Persuasive

This type of texts entertain or elicit an emotional response by using language to create mental images.

• Factual texts

• Persuasive texts

• Argumentative texts

• Literary texts

This type of literary text summarizes, analyses and assesses the appeal of a novel, play or film, to a broader audience.

• Narrative

• Personal response

• Review

• Literary recount

What type of text is a recipe?

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

• Instructive

• Argumentative

It is a factual text that gives reasons for a point of view to try and convince others of it.

• Reasoning

• Persuasive

• Procedural recount

• Exposition

What type of text is a dictionary?

• Informative

• Persuasive

• Instructive

• Argumentative

It is a literary text that retells events from novels, plays, films and personal experiences to entertain others.

• Literary description

• Literary recount

• Narrative

• Review

It is a factual text that gives instructions on how to make or do something.

• Information report

• Factual recount

• Procedure

• Explanation