What is a piece of text?
A text is a passage of words that conveys a set of meanings to the person who is reading it. It’s a body of written work, in various forms and structures, that can be words, phrases and sentences that piece together a passage of written work.
To put it as simply as possible, it is a group of words. But it can come in many different forms.
A text can be written materials, such as books, magazines, newspapers, or online content. But it can also be other things, those that we may not associate with standard text. Text could be movies, scripts, paintings, songs, political cartoons, advertisements and maps. If we can look at something with words and sentences, explore it, find layers of meaning in it, and draw information and conclusions from it, you’re looking at a text.
Examples of a text
As noted above, a text can take many forms and it can be seen within different types of work.
These are just some of the examples of types of different texts:
- Books
- Scripts
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Instruction manuals
- Cartoons with speech, and comics
- Notes and references
Texts can be small or large, short or long, or contain winding novels. Passages of text can be seen above and also found in various places. For example:
- The safety information in an airplane
- Ingredients on the back of a food product
- Contents of a letter or email
- A text message from a friend
- The contents of a shopping list
Essentially, text is seen everywhere — passages and groupings of written word — and can be short or long, coming in vastly different forms.
Our resources on text
With regards to the topic of text, we’ve got a host of resources to help your children understand, get to grips with and ultimately master the subject of text.
Our introductory Text Types Guides PowerPoint is a great way to introduce the topic to your classroom. For looking and practicing different types of text, why not let them become the envy of Fleet Street — the famous London street known for once hosting newspaper offices – with our Text Types Guide Newspaper Report Display Poster? It’s a great way to introduce your class to newspaper text.
Or, we’ve got persuasive text resources that are great for when the lesson focuses on the topic. The Persuasive Text Examples Resource Pack is a great starting point, and our flashcards on the same topic are sure to be a popular way to end a lesson.
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