purpose TAP notes

TAP meaning

Text Type
Audience

Purpose

different purposes of a text

entertain
persuade
advise
analyze

argue

describe

explain

inform

instruct

Entertain

to amuse the reader or make them enjoy reading the text

persuade

to influence the viewpoint of the reader —- these texts may be biased

advise

to help people decide what to do — these texts may give ideas and options

analyze

to berak down something to help people to understand it better

argue

to make the case for something —- these texts may be one-sided

describe

to give precise details about a person place object or experience

explain

to make clear how and why something works or happens in a certain way

inform

to tell a reader abt somehting they dont know/ or add to their knowledge

instruct

to tell a reader how to do something, ordered step by srep

how to tell a nonfiction text purpose

content

tone

structurew

language

Content

who would be interested

tone

is it serious or light hearted

structure

what does it focus on throughout

language

is the language formal or informal

purpose of news article

to inform but also to persuade if the article is showing a particuluar opinion towards a topic (ex. animal tessting)

purpose of a self help book

to advise/ to help people decide what to do

purpose of a letter asking for a charity donation

to presuade

purpose of an autobiography

to entertain and to infform

purpose of a book review

to analyze, inform, and advise

purpose of travel writing

to inform persuade and entertain