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Explanation:
There are many different text types a person may encounter in the course of a single day.
They might read a newspaper article in the morning, then write a letter (or email) to a friend, follow a recipe to make dinner, complete an application form, pick up a leaflet, before finally savouring a good novel at bedtime.
While all of these forms of text have the written word in common, each has its own unique features and conventions.
There are many different ways to categorize the broad range of reading and writing materials we can encounter in a single day. But, generally speaking, it’s helpful to think of them in terms of two overarching and broad categories: factual and literary.
Factual texts endeavor to inform, instruct, or persuade through the use of facts and information.
Literary texts seek to entertain, enlighten, or elicit emotion through a creative use of language and structure.
Within each of these two broad categories are several sub-categories which we will explore in the rest of this article. Take note, depending on the curriculum you are working to, text types may be referred to using slightly differing terms.
It’s worth noting too, that while the two general categories are a very useful way to think about the different text types, not all text types will sit exclusively in one camp or the other.
For example, the increasingly common genre known as literary nonfiction, or creative nonfiction, has a foot in both camps.
That said, for the vast majority of text types that our students will look at, these categories are functional and useful.
Now, let’s take a closer look at some of these text types. We’ll start with the factual.