Variety of Text Types · Lesson Ideas
When choice is beneficial to differentiate a task, consider some of the following text types and activities to match cognitive demands to ability and interests.
- Acronyms
- Advertisement
- Advice Column
- Argument
- Autobiography
- Biography
- Blog
- Brochure
- Captain’s Log
- Captions
- Cliches
- Comic Strip
- Confession
- Conversation
- Crosswords
- Debate
- Description
- Diary / Journal
- Euphemisms
- Explanation
- Findawords
- Flow Charts
- Glossary
- Graphic Organiser
- Headlines
- Information Report
- Instructions
- Interview
- Invitation
- Jokes
- Labelled Diagram
- Letter
- List
- Maps
- Media Conference
- Movie Posters
- Narrative
- Newspaper Article
- One-Liners
- Play / Script
- Poem
- Postcard
- Poster
- Prediction
- Procedure
- Proverb
- Punctuation
- Question & Answer
- Questionnaire
- Recipe
- Review
- Sequences & Timelines
- Short Stories
- Signs
- Slogans
- Song Lyrics
- Speech
- Spelling
- Story Rewrite
- Summaries
- Synonyms & Antonyms
- Table of Contents
- Tables
- Text Messages
- Theme & Purpose
- Three-Level Guide
- Visual Images
- Wanted Poster
- Witness Statement