Bibliograph

Senior text types, a writing guide for students, Elli Housden

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Label

Senior text types, a writing guide for students, Elli Housden

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

For middle to upper secondary school studentsFor secondary school studentsSecondary

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Senior text types

Responsibility statement

Elli Housden

Sub title

a writing guide for students

Summary

Senior Text Types: a writing guide for students has been written by an experienced classroom teacher to provide a ready reference tool for students, teachers and parents to assist in the production of over 30 different types of written texts.Texts presented in the guide cover a wide range of genres and include:- different types of general academic essays- specific essays on poetry, plays, the novel and Shakespeare- formal reports and meetings- film and book reviews- speeches- job applications and interviews- narrative fiction, poetry and short story writing- media article- job applications and interviews.The guide also includes:- a glossary of terms- writing activities- a matrix of text types.Each text type is presented in a double page format, with one page analysing the structure of the genre and the second page presenting an example of the text. This presentation provides the scaffolding and modelling necessary for the development of writing skills.Senior Text Types: A Writing Guide

Table Of Contents

Advertisement -- Agenda and minutes: business meeting -- Auto/biography -- Book review -- Brochure/ Flyer -- Editorial -- Essay: expository; persuasive -- Essay: comparative -- Feature article -- Film review -- Job application: letter -- Job application: resume -- Job interview -- Letter: business -- Letter to the editor -- Narrative -- Narrative genre: crime fiction -- Narrative genre: speculative fiction -- News article -- Novel: aspects and analysis -- Novel: essay -- Play review -- Play script: writing and performing a play script -- Poetry: writing and performing a poem -- Poetry: essay -- Reference list (Harvard style): constructing a reference list -- Report -- Research assignment -- Shakespearean drama: aspects and analysis -- Shakespearean drama: essay -- Short story -- Speech: personal: eulogy; vote of thanks -- Speech: informative; persuasive -- Speech: text based: analytical/ reflective -- Textual reconstruction

Target audience

adolescent

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