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  1. 18 Text Types (with Examples) – Writing Styles Explained

    • Learn about different types of texts, also known as genres or text forms, and their purposes, styles, and structures. See examples of narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative, instructional, and mor… See more

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    Texts types, also known as genres or text forms, refer to categories of texts with different purposes. Depending on the purpose, each type of text will have See more

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    1. Narrative Purpose: A narrative text aims to tell a story to the reader. It isn’t always just about … See more

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  1. Common text genres include12:
    • Narrative text: Tells a story, can be fiction or nonfiction.
    • Descriptive text: Creates a picture with words, vividly describing people, places, things, or events.
    • Expository text: Explains or informs by presenting facts, definitions, or processes.
    • Mystery: Associated with crime and murder.
    • Literary nonfiction: Based on real events and people.
    • Horror: Creates feelings of fear and dread.
    • Historical: Takes place in the past.
    • Romance, Science Fiction, Magical realism, Fantasy, and more.
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    The most common text types that students will come across in their reading are the following:

    • Narrative text tells a story, and can be either fiction or nonfiction. ...
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    Literary Writing Genre (Types of Writing Genres)

    • Mystery This Genre is mostly associated with crime, mainly murder, but it does have to be. ...
    • Literary nonfiction Literary nonfiction is all about real events and people. ...
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