You may be called upon to identify the type of text that you are reading or you may be asked to write a text that falls within a certain category. The basic types of texts are:

• Expository (texts based on facts, as opposed to opinions)

  • Descriptive (describing objects in space)

  • Narrative (relating events in time)

  • Explanatory / Conceptual (explaining facts or concepts)

• Argumentative / Persuasive (including both a continuous line of argumentation and counter-arguments)

• Instructive (including instructions such as treaties that must be followed and optional instructions, such as recipes)