1. To persuade
Written to convince you to change your thinking, spend money, support
a cause, or offer a solution to a problem
Examples:
advertisements/commercials literature
Political speeches Opinion editorials
Church sermon Movie or book reviews
2. To inform
Written to give information or describe something. Authors use facts and
reasons to get the point across.
Examples:
Textbooks News articles informational brochures
Encyclopedias schedules charts/graphs
Instructions
3. To entertain
Written to interest the reader, or appeal to emotions such as pleasure,
sadness, anger, or humor.
Examples:
Fiction books and other stories plays and movies
Comic strips video games
Sports articles or programs showbiz news bits
Intensive Reading
Example 1
Reading a short text and
putting events from it into
chronological (TIME) order
Example 2
Skimming a text for specific
information to answer true or
false statements or filling gaps
Example 3
Scanning jumbled paragraphs
and reading them carefully to
put them into the correct order
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4. To express
Written to share a writer’s feelings or express opinions.
Examples:
Poetry songs blogs love letters
Journals diaries letters to editors

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