L1 5V Intro text types

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Text Types

What do we know about text types? 

What do we know about them? 

How to categorize? Purpose? Or form? (we will focus on the form... learn the conventions of 3 different text types. (email -  letter - columns)

But will always keep in mind the purpose.

When you are writing something, you always need to have a purpose in mind

Form & Purpose

• Email
• (Formal) Letter
• Column

Form & Purpose

To explain

To describe 

To inform

To instruct

To entertain 

To persuade

To discuss

Form & Purpose

If your purpose is to persuade which form is the best to use? 

A letter, an e-mail, or a column?

All three!

The answer to the question depends on the public/reader of the writing!

E-mail

Writing assignment: 

Write an e-mail informing your boss that you need 3 days off because of reasons (fill in the reasons yourself).

7 minutes 

Before discussing the conventions of an e-mail, I want you to write one with the knowledge you have already

Purpose of this email? to inform, request and persuade

3 minutes peer discussion

Then share handout and look through it together if there is time.

Homework

Read through the handout carefully. Underline/highlight what is important. Bring the handout with you the next lesson! 

E-mail VS Letter

What is the difference?

Difference? 

• online vs physical
• Letter is more formal because it is less used, more archaic now a days. (The intention is more formal)

Content of an email and letter can be exactly the same (DUO, zorgerverzekering)

• purpose: email (quick question, assignment), letter (informative, formal request)

Writing assignment:

Write out the conventions of a formal letter

place and order of addresses and date

solution, body and closing

5 minutes. Students can work together to figure it out

Share handout and read it together

Homework

Look up a column (from a newspaper or magazine) about a topic you are interested in and bring it to class. 

Column

Who recognizes this famous New York columnist?

Homework check (columns)

Quote of the day

10 minutes

check homework: Ask all students what their columns are about (might be possible to base groups on their topics, otherwise make groups that separate friends)

Email example

hi miss,

I dont have a printer so could you print it out for me?

Thank you

Group assignment

In groups, discuss your columns. Compare the columns to figure out the conventions of a column.

10-15 minutes

Teacher makes groups

What makes this column a column? (analyze the text) Compare to the info on the handout

Follow up assignment:  discuss with your group which column you will work with as a group

Writing assignment

Write a response to your column in approximately 500 words. Use the conventions of a column and write in the same tone as the column you are responding to. 

Hand your writing in to me. 

15 minutes. 

Submit the writing? (teacher will have a look at it and keep it safe) 

Safe your work as we will return to it in other lessons!