Language B SL Text Types Help Cheat Sheet
BLOG* / DIARY ENTRY SPEECH/ TALK / DEBATE OFFICIAL REPORT
* Make clear that you are speaking to an audience
* Have an eye-catching headline* (make it appealing) * Formal to Semi-formal, not informal (be mindful * Formal register
* Make your opinion known of who is your audience) * Addressed to specific
* Write how you speak, not so formal * Can ask rhetorical questions person/group
* Lists are okay *Use persuasive techniques. Repetition is okay * Clear structure (outline,
* Remember to write for your AUDIENCE, do not but do not overdo it. numbers, subheadings)
repeat unnecessarily * * Catch attention and captivate and tell purpose @ *Avoid personal pronouns like
* You can mention the reader* start /hook “I” and “we”
* Include a URL.* * Can be entertaining or persuasive * Clear and precise language,
* A “comments” section is okay as well. Even add * Introduction, body, conclusion not a lot of filler words that aren’t
comments. The more it looks like a blog, the better. * Cohesive devises + metaphors welcome, needed.
contrast, parallel structures * Give information
*Include a Call to Action in your conclusion
*Include Ethos, Pathos and/ or Logos
REVIEW
* Can be formal, semi or informal. INSTRUCTIONS / GUIDELINES
FORMAL LETTER
* Title
* Organized well, either in clearly themed * Semi-formal
paragraphs or with subheadings if necessary. * Think logically, start small or basic, what’s the * Should sound formal and
* Consider what is being reviewed, who is the minimum amount of info the audience needs? Add fancy
audience? important details. Make it easy to understand. * Include date, address,
* Include various aspects of the work being * Explain why to do something if needed. greeting, closing,
reviewed, but do not get carried away. Focus on the * Heading and title are important * Express your ideas with clear
most developed. * Clear organizational structure (numbers or bullet language and without getting
* What’s good, what’s bad, why? points, steps, etc.) lost in too much information
* Commands, “should” * Clever phrases are welcome,
* Paper can look like a list. but don’t get too funny (who is
the audience?)
E-MAIL INTERVIEW
* Can be semi-formal or informal * Can have different registers depending on the topic
*Use proper verbiage depending on receiver of the interview, person, and audience
* Be fun to read or at least interesting *Well-formed questions, not all BROCHURE / LEAFLET
* Written to a specific person or group *Thought-out and developed answers * Write for audience, formal
* Greeting, closing * Different question modality “Should, are, isn’t it, or informal?
*Format it to look like an e-mail with a subject, How is…” * Headings
sender and e-mail addresses * A good transition between topics * Commands or advice
* A body paragraph with main ideas, separate * A closing to audience * Rhetorical questions
paragraphs as needed * Could be a transcript or article depending on * Bullet points okay
* Small talk is acceptable/brief not too long or prompt. * Borders, boxes, use of
overly / unnecessarily wordy space are okay
* “Contact us” information is
NEWS REPORT okay
ARTICLE
* Formal- be informative! * Clearly stated purpose
* semi-formal to formal * Should read easy, with a
*Informational content, not a lot of filler
* Include author’s name good intro and possibly end
* Give details in order as they happened
* A good title with a call to action
* Talk in past tense/reported speech (** unless
* Good intro and conclusion *Be clear about what you are
it’s happening NOW!) ex. ‘Breaking News…!, This
* Magazine style: quotes, opinions,, short stories ok advertising/promoting/etc…
just in…!’
* Can be funny, who is audience? *Location information
*Headline/byline
* Give background information if the readers might
need it. * Who, what, when, where, why, how
