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    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 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 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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