This document discusses four main types of text forms:
1. Expository text explains something through facts and a logical sequence. Examples include textbooks, how-to articles, recipes, and news stories.
2. Descriptive text uses sensory details to describe places, people, events, or situations. Examples include poetry and journals.
3. Persuasive text takes a stance and uses reasons and arguments to convince the reader of a viewpoint. Examples include editorials, advertisements, and reviews.
4. Narrative text tells a story through characters, dialogue, and a plot with a beginning, middle, and end. Examples include novels, short stories, biographies, and autobiographies.
2. What is Text Form?
This is also called as WRITING STYLES.
This is the form on how the thought of the
message is conveyed in one or more
paragraph.
3. 1. Expository text
Usually explains something in a process;
Is often equipped with facts and figures; and
Is usually in a logical order and sequence
WHERE CAN YOU SEE THEM?
1. Textbook Writing
2. How-To Articles
3. Recipes
4. News Stories (not opinion or editorial)
5. Business, technical, or scientific writing
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4. My mother told me the secret on
how to cook the best adobo in town.
She said I need to prepare all the
ingredients first like the chicken, soy
sauce (toyo), vinegar (suka), onions,
garlic, laurel leaves, potatoes and
some other condiments. Secondly,
she told me to be prepared and love
what Im doing. if there is no love in
what you do, all the efforts could be
worthless.
5. 2. DESCRIPTIVE text
Describes places, people, events, situations, or
locations in a highly-detailed manner;
The author uses the senses (hearing, smelling,
seeing, feeling, tasting; and
WHERE CAN YOU SEE THEM?
1. Poetry
2. Journal or Diary
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6. Yesterday we went to Baguio
with my family. The place is very far
away from Pampanga. It is very
cold, especially now. There are a lot
of people walking because the traffic
is too heavy. You can see many
stores selling different kinds of food
that are only from here. I have tried
the strawberry taho, peanut brittle,
the hot corn paste, local batirol and
many more. I like Baguio.
7. 3. PERSUASIVE text
Equipped with reasons, arguments, and
justifications;
The author takes a stand and ask you to agree
with the opinion or the point of view; and
WHERE CAN YOU SEE THEM?
1. Editorial and Opinion page of newspapers
2. Advertisements
3. Reviews
4. Letter of Recommendation
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8. In my opinion, the Iphone is the best
phone of todays generation. More
people now use Iphone for their
everyday life. When you have an
Iphone, everything changes and can
be much easier than the other phones.
You can experience a world full of new
innovations in this phone. Buy now to
get the 20% discount from your bill.
This promo starts at January 31 and
only until February 14, 2019.
9. 4. NARRATIVE text
A person tells a story;
It has characters and dialogues; and
It has a plot (rising action, climax, falling action,
resolution).
WHERE CAN YOU SEE THEM?
1. Novels
2. Short stories
3. Autobiography or Biography
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10. I dont think thats a good idea, said
Jaelyn.
We need to do this to pass the test!
responded Orin.
NO! shouted Jaelyn to Orin.
Orin, I want to pass the test without
cheating because that is the correct
way, answered Jaelyn.