EFFECTIVE COM Personal + texts

Personal Narrative

Subjective Narration, focused on significant experiences

Features of a personal narrative. T

True Story, meaningful experiences convey clear message/teach a lesson to audience

Features of a personal narrative. Pe

Perspective, first person pronounce, your view point

Features of a personal narrative. R

Recreational of experience. Taking readers to when, where experienced happened

Features of a personal narrative. Pu

Purpose. Aim to reveal your insights about you

Features of a personal narrative. St

Storytelling, elements: characters, setting, conflict, plot + theme. Based on real life

Features of a personal narrative. Se

Sensory details. what you saw, heard, tasted, touched, felt are imperative (essential)

Main parts of a personal narrative. I

Intro. Hint on what to expect, text is about, who the characters are, why noteworthy, reader’s attention. THESIS statement/general message

Main parts of a personal narrative. B

Body. most details about the experience. expound on the experience through a series of events, chronological

Main parts of a personal narrative. C

Conclusion. Summarise major points, emphasise important ideas. ending more interesting question/make a statement readers can ponder on

Academic Text

Builds on knowledge, explains an idea, examines an issue, supports a claim or report findings

Who are academic texts written for

Learners, teachers, other people that want to understand a topic

What language is academic text

Formal and analytical

Technical Text

Provides exact information, tells someone how to complete a task correctly

Who does technical text prepared for

Users, workers, trainees, members of public who need to complete a task

What language is technical text

Direct + precise