PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION 1.2

Information report

classifies, describes, and gives factual information about people, animals, things or phenomena

Factual description

describes a place or thing using facts

Literary description

describes people, characters, places, events, and things in an imaginative way

Literary Texts

entertain or elicit an emotional response by using language to create mental images

Explanation

explains how or why something happens

Personal response

gives a personal opinion on a novel, play, or film, referring to parts within the passage

Discussion

gives different points of view in order to make an informed decision

Procedure

gives instructions on how to make or do something

Exposition

gives reasons for a point of view to try and convince others of it

Factual Texts

inform, instruct, or persuade by giving facts and information

Literary recount

retells events from novels, plays, films, and personal experiences to entertain others

Factual recount

retells events which have already happened in time order

Review

summarizes, analyzes and assesses the appeal of a novel, play or film, to a broader audience

Narrative

tells a story using a series of events

Procedural recount

tells how something was made or done in time order and with accuracy