Information on a range of text types for literacy is contained here. The text types are broken into three genres: Narrative, Non- fiction and poetry. Each of these genres has then been sub-divided into specific text types such as adventure, explanation or a specific form of poetry, e.g. haiku.
| Narrative | Non-fiction | Poetry |
|---|---|---|
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Adventure Mystery Science Fiction Fantasy Historical fiction Contemporary fiction Dilemma Stories Dialogue Myths More specific features Legends More specific features Fairy tales More specific features Fables More specific features Traditional tales guidance |
Discussion texts Explanatory texts Instructional texts Persuasion texts Non-chronological reports Recounts |
Free verse Visual poems Structured poems |