english

• Narrative text - contains the plot which gives direction in making a story.
• Transitional/signal words - transition of events
• Chronological ordering of events - The order of events in a story. Show the reader how the story moves
• Description - to elucidate the nature of people, places and things
• Sensory languages - words we used to describe.
• TWO TYPES OF DESCRIPTION:

  1. Objective description
  2. Subjective description
• Objective description - without biases and excluding personal impression of the subject.
• Subjective description - writer gives a personal impression.
• Definition - gives meaning to unfamiliar words
• THREE TYPES OF DEFINITION

  1. Informal definition
  2. Formal definition
  3. Extended or expanded definition
• Informal definition - casual and relaxed and doesn't follow any particular rules or conventions
• TWO TYPES OF INFORMAL DEFINITION

  1. Denotation - dictionary meaning
  2. Connotation - own meaning. creative/personal
• Extended or expanded definition - explaining a complex or abstract term.
• Classification/Exemplification - process of classifying
• Comparison and contrast - the writer compares and contrasts two or more things, ideas, or concepts.
• Cause and effect - the relationship between the cause and the effect of the event.
• Problem solution essay - aims to solve a problem or to solve a problem and to explain how it was solved
• Persuasion - the process of influencing others to change their opinions or behaviour.