Senior Text Types: A Writing Guide for Students

Senior Text Types: a writing guide for students has been written by an experienced classroom teacher to provide a ready reference tool for students, teachers and parents to assist in the production of over 30 different types of written texts. Texts presented in the guide cover a wide range of genres and include: - different types of general academic essays - specific essays on poetry, plays, the novel and Shakespeare - formal reports and meetings - film and book reviews - speeches - job applications and interviews - narrative fiction, poetry and short story writing - media article - job applications and interviews. The guide also includes: - a glossary of terms - writing activities - a matrix of text types. Each text type is presented in a double page format, with one page analysing the structure of the genre and the second page presenting an example of the text. This presentation provides the scaffolding and modelling necessary for the development of writing skills. Senior Text Types: A Writing Guide for Students is a unique tool for improving writing skills and can be used by students at the middle to upper secondary school level and beyond.