Distinguishing Text-Types According to Purpose and Features

These are text written for a variety of purposes, using different forms and standards of composition.

• Sentences

• Phrases

• Text types

• Paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

It begins with a main idea and discusses the subcategories of that topic, comparing and contrasting them with each other.

• Classification

• Explanation

• Enumeration

• Time-order

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

It is one which presents ideas by listing or enumerating the kinds, characteristics, classes, types, parts, ways, groups, and other information of a certain thing. it usually starts with the statement of general subject that is broken down into parts, classes, etc.

• Explanation

• Enumeration

• Classification

• Time-order

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A type of factual text that explains how or why something happens is an explanation. It begins with the topic, describes items related to the topic in the right order, and explains how these items are related to each other. It may have a conclusion. This text type is written in the present tense.

• Time order

• Classification

• Enumeration

• Explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A process or how-to text gives explanations or directions. Each sentence tells the next step in carrying out a process or in getting from one place to another.

• Classification

• Explanation

• Time order

• Enumeration

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Signal words that may be used to show order of steps include:

• first

• before

• during

• maybe

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Signal words used in enumeration are:

• next

• following

• such as

• so on

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What text-types is this?

• Classification

• Explanation

• Enumeration

• Time order

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What text-types is this?

• Enumeration

• Classification

• Time order

• Explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What type of text is this?

• Enumeration

• Explanation

• Time order

• Classification

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5