Simran Venkatraman Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 So, I am stuck on choosing a proper written task topic for my imaginative piece. I want to write an opinionated column on a specific taboo topic (which I need help in finding) Can someone list the text types available, and GUIDE ME THROUGH THIS PLEASE? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasmusrasmus Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) I'm assuming you are doing the English A Language & Literature course, if you're not the things I'm about to explain may vary!If you have a quick look at the English A L&L guide you can fine all the information you need! I mean right away you can find a table showing you different text types you can model your written task after (I copied the table and pasted it here, but its shown in list form!).The list:AdvertisementDiagramLetter (formal)PasticheAppealDiaryLetter (informal)PhotographsBiographyEditorialMagazine articleRadio broadcastBlogElectronic textsManifestoReportBrochure/leafletEncyclopedia entryMemoirScreenplayCartoonFilm/televisionNews reportSet of instructionsChartGuide bookOpinion columnSong lyricDatabaseInterviewParodySpeechThey say that the list is not "exhaustive", meaning that you CAN do WT1s in the form of other text types.I can't really give you a topic but just brain storm, its not really that hard. The guide also has some examples but what I have found the most useful is looking at the outcomes of whichever course (Part 1, 2, 3 or 4) I'm relating the WT1 I'm writing about.I hope this helped! Edited September 10, 2013 by Erasmusrasmus Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simran Venkatraman Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thankfully we were on the same page... I hear that doing Opinionated Column wasn't suggested as it turns out as an essay more or less... As for Cartoon, could you give me more information? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasmusrasmus Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yeah that's true it could turn out like an essay if you aren't careful! Well I suppose a cartoon is a valid text type but I would NOT recommend it because you need to have 800-1,000 words and I don't know how well that would work if you are doing it as a cartoon. So I think you should stay faaar away from that! I think what you should do is find a topic you are interested in and it relates to a part of the course. After that you should brain storm ideas! Once you have those written down you can look at the text types list (or just think of one on your own) and pick the one you think is the best way to express your ideas. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackcurrant Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) Just do the opinion column, but UNDERSTAND the genre before doing it. That is part of your learning, after all, is it not? Don't avoid it because you have not learnt the difference between school essay and opinion column! You lose out doubly by not exploring the difference and being able to reproduce it. It will come back later, when you might have to comment on an opinion column on the exam... You will be thankful you had bothered to learn about it.Learning , not schooling, is what matters. Edited September 12, 2013 by Blackcurrant 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simran Venkatraman Posted September 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 So.... Situation Report: Change of plans, I'm doing a Radio Transcript on a Taboo topic i chose.. Thanks for the text type list now... here's where I need help.. Can someone list the characteristics of this text type? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasmusrasmus Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 I'm not saying this to be rude, but google is there for a reason... We/I can't do the background research for it! You learn best from finding/learning it yourself ^^. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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