Text types - VCE French

What are the features of an email?

• title, date, author's name, publication name

• Recipient’s email address; subject line; date; salutation; body (content); signing off; register; style; layout.

• Date/place/time (as appropriate); structure (related to sequence of thought, events or importance); opening (often an evaluative comment); content (information/reflection/ evaluation); conclusion; register; style; layout.

• Headings/sub-headings; date; structure; content (commentary); register; style; layout.

What are the features of a film review/ theatre review / book review?

• Date/place/time (as appropriate); structure (related to sequence of thought, events or importance); opening (often an evaluative comment); content (information/reflection/ evaluation); conclusion; register; style; layout.

• Address; date; salutation; greeting; body (content); farewell; signing off; register; style; layout.

• register; style; layout.; recipient’s email address; subject line; date; salutation; body (content); signing off

• Title/heading; publication name; clear paragraphs; content (opinion, reaction, not giving away the ending); author; rating; register.

What are the features of a diary entry?

• Topic; structure (introduction body, conclusion); content (factual); use of evidence (when relevant); author; register; style; layout.

• Date/place/time (as appropriate); structure (related to sequence of thought, events or importance); opening (often an evaluative comment); content (information / reflection / evaluation); conclusion or future action; register; personal style, NO SIGN OFF

• Address; date; salutation; greeting; body (content); farewell; signing off; register; style; layout.

• Title/heading; publication name; clear paragraphs; content (opinion, reaction, not giving away the ending); rating; author; register.

What are the text type features of a formal letter?

• Recipient’s email address; subject line; date; salutation; body (content); signing off; register; style; layout.

• Date/place/time (as appropriate); structure (related to sequence of thought, events or importance); opening (often an evaluative comment); content (information/reflection/ evaluation); conclusion; register; personal style

• Addresses; date; salutation; greeting; body (content) in clear paragraphs; farewell; signing off; register.

• Topic; structure (introduction body, conclusion); content (factual); use of evidence (when relevant); author; register; style; layout.

What are the features of a blog entry?

• Recipient’s email address; subject line; date; salutation; body (content); signing off; register; personal style.

• Headings/sub-headings; date; structure; content (commentary); register; personal style; URL or web address

• Date/place/time (as appropriate); structure (related to sequence of thought, events or importance); opening (often an evaluative comment); content (information/reflection/ evaluation); conclusion; register; personal style.

• publication name; content (factual and persuasive information); heading/sub-headings; clear paragraphs; register; persuasive or informative style.

What are the features of a brochure?

• Heading/sub-headings; blocks of content (factual and persuasive information); register including addressing the readers; style; layout including option of images or graphs.

• Recipient’s email address; subject line; date; salutation; body (content); signing off; register; style; layout.

• Addresses; date; salutation; greeting; body (content) in clear paragraphs; farewell; signing off; register.

• Headings/sub-headings; date; structure; content (commentary); register; personal style; URL or web address

What are the features of a script? (eg radio show or dialogue)

• Headings/sub-headings; date; structure; content (commentary); register; personal style; URL or web address

• Title/topic; structure including speakers names, dialogue content; extra information in brackets; register including some parts addressing the audience; style; layout.

• Heading and subheadings; structure (introduction body, conclusion); content (factual); use of evidence (when relevant); author; register; style; layout including blocks of texts.

• Address; date; salutation; greeting; body (content); farewell; signing off; register; style; layout.

What are the features of an article?

• Title; publication; content (clear paragraphs including language of opinion, informative - facts or evidence); author; register; style - either informative or évaluative; layout including possibility of subheadings and blocks of text.

• Date/place/time (as appropriate); structure (related to sequence of thought, events or importance); opening (often an evaluative comment); content (information/reflection/ evaluation); conclusion; register; style; layout.

• Address; date; salutation; greeting; body (content); farewell; signing off; register; style; layout.

• Title/topic; structure including speakers names, dialogue content; extra information in brackets; register including some parts addressing the audience; style; layout.