Five Text Types

There will be five different text types that will be taught in class this year. They are, narrative, expository, technical, persuasive, and poetry. Below you will find a brief description of each text type and a couple of examples for each type. If you have any questions about the different text types we will be covering in class this year, please feel free to contact me.

• Narrative - This type of text is broken up into three different types of stories. Folklore, fantasies, and realistic fiction are all examples of narrative text. The main goal of this type of text is to entertain. Students read this type of text for enjoyment. Examples of this type of text are:

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

• Expository - This type of text is informational. The most common structures found within expository text is, descriptive, sequential, comparison, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Examples of this type of text are:

Nature's Patterns: Weather Patterns by Monica Hughes

Milk From Cow to Carton by Aliki Brandenberg

• Technical - This type of text is instructional. It gives simple step by step directions or procedures. Examples of this text type are:

How to Draw 101 Monsters by Dan Green

How to Create A 50 States Fair by Betsy Rumberger

• Persuasive - This type of text is meant to persuade the reader to do what the author is telling them to do. Examples of this type of text are:

I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff

I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.

• Poetry - This type of text is a play with words. It has many forms and different ways of being written. Examples of this type of text are:

It's Snowing! It's Snowing! by Jack Prelutsky

A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein