Identifying Text Types

An article attempting to convince readers to conduct a rally for a cause

• expository

• narrative

• factual recount

• persuasive

The doctor discussed the important parts and functions of the human heart.

• explanatory

• narrative

• factual recount

• persuasive

The teacher retells her favorite fairy tale.

• expository

• factual recount

• explanatory

• narrative

An advertisement which says “Visit Cleofe’s Stairways to Heaven and see the landscape of the city!

• expository

• personal recount

• narrative

• persuasive

A fantastic story about the time a character got lost in the forest

• expository

• narrative

• factual recount

• persuasive

An essay discussing a theme from Romeo and Juliet

• explanation

• factual recount

• narrative

• persuasive

How important is the use of appropriate text type writing a specific text?

• It helps explain the structure of the message.

• It helps entertain the readers with its details.

• It helps persuade the readers about the topic.

• It helps convey the purpose of the text itself.