The four-book, photocopiable series is designed to help students understand and appreciate the idea that texts differ from one another in terms of their purpose, structural features, language features and the medium in which they appear. The series introduces students to a range of text types and in this way enables them to become confident in identifying a text as a particular type and qualifies them to form expectations about its content, form and objectives. The series also functions to help students begin to write different types of texts confidently and incorporate the different features of each text type accurately. Solutions for the activities are provided at the back of each book. This Australian-published invaluable Text Types series was written by June Keir. and is highly recommended for any teacher teaching English in upper primary or lower secondary schools.
The four books in this series are as follows:
- Text Types Book 1: Imaginative Narratives – Perfecting the Art of Writing Stories
- The first book in the series introduces students to the text type; narrative. It exposes students to a number of engaging stories written by the author and by popular children’s storytellers so that they are able to recognise what a narrative looks like. Carefully constructed activities that are outcome linked, help students understand how characters, settings and storylines are created so that they can begin to plan and finally write their own narrative. To motivate students to write, the book is clearly divided into sections to highlight the idea that creating a narrative happens in stages.
- Text Types Book 2: Imaginative Poetry – Creating and Appreciating Poetry in all its Forms
- The second book in the series introduces students to the text type; poetry. It exposes students to a number of delightful and beautifully illustrated poems written by the author and by popular children’s poets, so that they are able to recognise that poems do not all look alike. Cleverly designed activities, which are outcome linked, motivate students to identify and respond to a number of poetic forms and inspire them to create their own poems using a range of poetic techniques
- Text Types Book 3: Informative Texts – Recognising and Creating Procedures, Explanations, recounts and Descriptions
- The third book in the series introduces students to five text types. The students are shown examples of procedures, explanations, recounts, reports and descriptions. All of these texts are topical, clearly presented and engagingly illustrated. Students are encouraged to read each text type carefully, respond to them and identify their special features. Cleverly constructed activities which are outcome linked guide students to plan and write their own five text types.
- Text Types Book 4: Argumentative Texts – Recognising and Creating Expositions, Responses and Discussions
- The fourth and final book in the series introduces students to three text types. The students are shown examples of expositions, responses and discussions. All of these texts are topical, clearly presented and engagingly illustrated. Students are encouraged to read each text type carefully, respond to them and identify their special features. Cleverly constructed activities that are outcome linked, guide students to plan and write their own five text types.
