FYE-140 Text Analysis

FYE-140 – Text Analysis: Genre and Purpose IDENTIFYING THE GENRE AND PURPOSE OF TEXTS Match text + purpose 1. Explanation C. To show how things work and why things happen 2. Narrative D. To entertain through telling a story...

FYE-140 – Text Analysis: Genre and Purpose IDENTIFYING THE GENRE AND PURPOSE OF TEXTS Match text + purpose 1. Explanation C. To show how things work and why things happen 2. Narrative D. To entertain through telling a story A. To explore more than one side of an 3. Discussion issue/To inform and persuade E. To persuade the reader to agree with 4. Argumentative (Exposition) the writer’s position/opinion B. To present a record of information after 5. Report careful observation and analysis F. To instruct the reader how to make or do 6. Procedure (Instruction) something G. To relate past experiences or events, 7. Recount either real or imagined H. To help the reader create a picture of 8. Descriptive scenes, events, people, etc. analyze texts 1. Explanation 1. H. A school textbook 2. Narrative 2. D. A fairy tale 3. Discussion 3. G. An article outlining the pros and cons of capital punishment 4. Argumentative/Exposition 4. F. A newspaper editorial 5. B. A summary of a teacher’s performance 5. Report 6. Procedure (Instruction) 6. C. A recipe 7. Recount 7. A. A biography 8. Descriptive 8. E. A travel article  analyze texts 1. Advertising has a great impact on children and therefore advertisements should be designed carefully so that children do not adopt inappropriate 1. Argumentative/exposition - values. This sentence shows the writer’s 2. The nervous system works through a complex opinion. ‘Should’ indicates the writer network of neurons. These are the basic functioning is putting forward an argument. cells of the nervous system and conduct electrical 2. Explanation - This sentence impulses between the central and peripheral starts to explain to the reader how nervous system. the body’s nervous system ‘works’. 3. To produce "foie gras" (which literally means "fatty A common feature of this type of liver"), workers ram pipes down male ducks' or text is the use of the present simple geese's throats two or three times daily and pump form. as much as 4 pounds of grain and fat into the animals' stomachs, causing their livers to bloat to 3. Descriptive - The language is up to 10 times their normal size. Many birds have particularly descriptive. difficulty standing because of their engorged livers, and they may tear out their own feathers and cannibalize each other out of stress. (Source: www.peta.org)  Analyze texts 4. So he sat down, opened a drawer, took out of it a 4. Narrative – the past tense is often woman's photograph, gazed at it a few moments, used to tell stories. and kissed it. 5. Procedure (instruction) - Note 5. Swallowing air when eating is often done the use of the imperative form to unconsciously and may cause frequent belching instruct the reader to do something. during or after meals. To avoid swallowing air, make The infinitive ‘to avoid’ is used to sure you slow down when eating, try not to 'slurp' explain the purpose of these drinks, and avoid talking while chewing. instructions. 6. Yesterday I fell over while walking in the hills and 6. Recount - A personal experience is went to see the doctor, who bandaged my knee and recounted to the reader. Note the gave me a tetanus injection. use of the past tense. 7. There are various ways to overcome deteriorating 7. Discussion - Unlike an eyesight. One possible avenue is to undergo eye argumentative text, the writer does surgery. However, before making this decision, not present one particular argument. patients should consider several factors such as the Indeed, in this case the writer cost of the surgery, their state of health and the admits ‘there are various ways’ and associated risks. presents two sides of one possible option.  Analyze texts 8. Major programme requirements that were 4. Report - The phrase, ‘the need for,’ identified by the directors include the need shows this is a recommendation and for better tools to track and evaluate clients’ is likely to appear at the end of a performance over time. report. Common features of reports include the use of the passive voice (“It is claimed that” instead of “She claimed that”.