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Lesson 6 types of text

Lesson 6 types of text. Information can be provided in a variety of writing formats, including Nonfiction books and textbooks Magazines, journals, and newspapers Dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias. Government pamphlets and other public documents. Instructional manuals.

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Lesson 6 types of text

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  1. Lesson 6 types of text • Information can be provided in a variety of writing formats, including • Nonfiction books and textbooks • Magazines, journals, and newspapers • Dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias. • Government pamphlets and other public documents. • Instructional manuals. The basic purpose of reading and writing is to obtain and provide information.

  2. Examples of text. Poetry is writing that uses Literary elements, such as rhyme, to present ideas or experiences to the reader. Poetry is usually broken up into short stanzas, or lines of verse that create a unit, like a paragraph. • Types of nonfiction • Biographies and autobiographies • Textbooks • “how to” books • Books about real-world subjects (such as art, architecture, music, etc.) • Reference books (encyclopedias, dictionary, thesaurus, almanac. • Periodicals ( newspapers, professional journals) • Public documents (laws, constitutions, government publications) • Manuals ( repair manuals, product manuals, how-to pamphlets) • Types of Fiction • Stories • Novels • Fairy tales • Fables • myths • Types of poetry • Nursery rhymes • Songs • epics Turn to page 78 example 1

  3. Author’s purpose There are many reasons authors write. They may wish to tell an entertaining story or to provide the reader with information. Perhaps they want to persuade the reader to accept their view point on some topic or they want to teach the reader how to do something. When reading a passage, try to determine why the author wrote it. This can help you understand the passage better. Author’s purpose Turn to page 81, 83

  4. Lesson 8 main idea and supporting details • The first step to understanding a text is identifying its main idea – the primary focus of writing. • To determine the main idea of a passage, read through it and then ask yourself what it is basically about. Go to page 88

  5. Supporting Details Another step in comprehending and analyzing a written work, you need to understand what it is about. The first step to understanding a text is identifying its main idea.– The primary focus of the writing. THE END!!

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