Types of Non-Fiction Texts

<h3>What is non-fiction?</h3>

<p>Non-fiction texts are about real events, ideas, or people. They can inform, persuade, argue, advise, or entertain.</p>

<h3>Common Non-Fiction Text Types</h3>

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<tr style="background:#f0f9f4"><th style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Type</th><th style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Purpose</th><th style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Example</th></tr>

<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>Newspaper article</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Inform / comment</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">News report, editorial</td></tr>

<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>Letter</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Persuade / advise</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Formal complaint, open letter</td></tr>

<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>Speech</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Argue / persuade</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Political speech, school debate</td></tr>

<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>Travel writing</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Describe / entertain</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Magazine article, blog</td></tr>

<tr><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd"><strong>Autobiography</strong></td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Narrate personal experience</td><td style="padding:8px;border:1px solid #ddd">Memoir, diary</td></tr>

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<h3>Purpose — The PAPA Framework</h3>

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<li><strong>P</strong>urpose — why is the text written?</li>

<li><strong>A</strong>udience — who is it written for?</li>

<li><strong>P</strong>resentation — how is it laid out?</li>

<li><strong>A</strong>ngle — what viewpoint does it take?</li>

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