1. Features of Non-Fiction Texts
Report
Written in third person
Title
Subheadings throughout
Formal language
Facts, figures and statistics
Clear, factual conclusion
Broadsheet News Article
Written in third person
Headline
Subheading
Picture and caption
Who, what, when, where, why in the first three paragraphs
Add quotes (from people)
Formal language
Speech
Written in first person
Begins with formal greeting
Rhetorical devices throughout
Language appropriate for audience
Memorable last line/ending
Tabloid News Article
Written in third person
Catchy headline (alliteration)
Subheading
Picture and caption
Who, what, when, where, why
Add quotes (from people)
Formal language, include slang and puns (word play)
Autobiography
Written in first person
Usually an extract of a larger piece
Anecdotes throughout
Past tense
Personal and informal language
Magazine article
Written in the first or third person
Headline
Subheadings throughout
Language and register appropriate for audience
Picture and caption
Review
Written in first person
Title
Details of (subject) being reviewed
Details of actors/author/performer
Opinion explained
Usually a star rating or out of “10”
Opinion Column
Written in first person
Heading
Subheading
Personal anecdotes included
Rhetorical language included
Sizeable paragraphs
Formal, appropriate language
Leaflet
Written in third person
Title
Subheadings throughout
Images and captions
Further information
Diary entry / Blog
Written in firs person
Date
Addressed to ‘dear diary’
Includes personal anecdotes
Informal language (normally suits writer)
Letter /
Written in first person
Begins with informal greeting
Ends with informal ending
Informal language appropriate for audience