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Writing Skills: Narrative & Non-Fiction Text Types

Writing Skills: Narrative & Non-Fiction Text Types

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Writing Skills is a comprehensive treatment of narrative and non-fiction text types with explanations, models, analysis and varied exercises for Years 7 to 10. Answers are included.

Text types covered include:

  • narrative
  • personal responses
  • reviews
  • historical recounts
  • descriptive reports
  • procedures
  • exposition

For each text type, students are shown:

  • purpose
  • a model text
  • essential elements and overall design
  • analysis of structure
  • technical knowledge including grammar and vocabulary

There is an extensive variety of exercises and activities to develop:

  • skills in structuring whole texts
  • skills in the strategic use of vocabulary and grammar
  • planning, note-taking and drafting skills

For creative writing text types see Creative Writing Skills by the same authors   

DESCRIPTION

Writing Skills is a comprehensive treatment of narrative and non-fiction text types with explanations, models, analysis and varied exercises for Years 7 to 10.
Text types covered include:

narrative
personal responses
reviews
historical recounts
descriptive reports
procedures
exposition

This book will help students in developing:
skills in structuring whole texts
skills in the strategic use of vocabulary and grammar
planning, note-taking and drafting skills

BOOK DETAILS

Writing Skills Contents

About this book
1 THE CRAFT OF WRITING
Text structures: recounts and reports
Text components
2 WRITING TO TELL STORIES
Narratives
3 WRITING TO RESPOND
Personal responses
Reviews
Interpretations
Critical responses
4 WRITING ABOUT THE PAST
Biographical recounts
Historical recounts
Historical accounts
5 WRITING TO INSTRUCT AND TO RECORD
Procedures
Procedural recounts
6 WRITING TO EXPLAIN
Sequence explanations
Consequential explanations
7 WRITING TO ORGANISE
Descriptive reports
Taxonomic reports
8 MASTERING THE CRAFT: WRITING TO PERSUADE
Expositions
Discussions
Challenges
Answers to activities

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ISBN 9781875695645
Subject English
Year Level Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10
Author: Feez & Joyce, Publisher: Phoenix

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