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The Six Text Types Skeletons

The document outlines six different text types used for writing: 1. Recount - Retelling events in chronological order using an introduction, sequential organization of events, and closing statement. 2. Report - Describing the way things are using a topic in the center of a spidergram with categories extending out detailing further information. 3. Instruction - Explaining how to do something using a sequence of steps. 4. Explanation - Explaining how or why things work or happen using diagrams that can show cycles, reversible effects, or multiple causes and effects. 5. Persuasion - Arguing why someone should think a certain way using a series of points with elaboration

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The Six Text Types Skeletons

The document outlines six different text types used for writing: 1. Recount - Retelling events in chronological order using an introduction, sequential organization of events, and closing statement. 2. Report - Describing the way things are using a topic in the center of a spidergram with categories extending out detailing further information. 3. Instruction - Explaining how to do something using a sequence of steps. 4. Explanation - Explaining how or why things work or happen using diagrams that can show cycles, reversible effects, or multiple causes and effects. 5. Persuasion - Arguing why someone should think a certain way using a series of points with elaboration

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The Six Text Types – Skeletons for Writing

Recount – retelling events in time order


Introduction.
Who? What? Sequential
organisation –
what
INTRO happened in
time order.
Closing
statement/s
When? Where?

Report – Describing the way things are


Spidergram – topic in the
centre.
Categories at the ends of
the spider’s legs which
could divide into further
legs for more detail.

Instruction – How to do something

Sequenced steps

Explanation – How or why things work or happen


This skeleton can be
rearranged to represent a
cycle, reversible effects or
multiple cause and effects.

Persuasion – Why you should think this

* Arguments given in the form of points with


elaboration, explanation and evidence. First
point is the case to be argued; the final point is
* the reiteration and conclusion.

*
Discussion – Reasoned argument Opens with clear statement of
For Against issue;
Either – argument for +
* * supporting evidence; argument
against + supporting evidence;

* * Or – argument, counter
argument one point at a time.

* *
From ‘Writing Across the Curriculum’ by Sue Palmer

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