Five Text Types

We will be reading and writing a variety of materials in our classroom this year that fall under five different text types.
Narrative: story
A narrative text has a plot, character, setting, point of view, and theme.
They also have a distinctive beginning, middle, and end.
Expository: informational, true, factual
An expository text gives us information about a topic.
Technical: directions for how to do something
A technical text provides steps, pictures, and materials like in recipes and instruction manuals.
Persuasive: belief or side of an issue
A persuasive text includes letters to the editor or topics like nature, health, and safety.
Poetry: short text that tells about something or someone using vivid language to create an image.