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- What are the different text types?
- What writing genres should be covered in Year 4?
- What writing genres should be covered in Year 6?
- What are the 3 types of text according to purpose?
What are the different text types?
The text types are broken into three genres: Narrative, Non- fiction and poetry. Each of these genres has then been sub-divided into specific text types such as adventure, explanation or a specific form of poetry, e.g. haiku. Narrative is central to children's learning.
What writing genres should be covered in Year 4?
| Writing Genres Overview – Year 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term | Suggested Text | Genre Taught |
| Summer 2 Topic: Locational Knowledge – 'The Globe' | Haiku and Tanka examples A variety of brochures and persuasive leaflets. | Syllabic Poetry – Haiku and Tanka Persuasive Texts- persuade a person to visit a holiday destination. |
What writing genres should be covered in Year 6?
| Writing Genres Overview – Year 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term | Suggested Text | Genre Taught |
| Summer 1 Topic: North America | Information Texts | Persuasive - Clearwater Discursive (balanced arguments) – political |
| Summer 2 Topic: Slavery (America & Britain) | I Lay My Stitches Down – poems of American slavery. Henry's Freedom Box | Recounts Poetry |
What are the 3 types of text according to purpose?
The type of a texts depend on their purpose, structure and language features.
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In this classification, there are three main categories:
- Expository texts.
- Narrative texts, and.
- Argumentative texts.
