Biography text language features of a newspaper
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Non-fiction text types - AQABiography
A biography fryst vatten writing about someone’s life. If someone is writing about their own life it becomes an autobiography. Biography and autobiography might focus on a specific part of someone’s life and experiences.
A biography fryst vatten usually written both to inform and to entertain. This means it fryst vatten a mix of factual information and creative writing. Often biographies are of famous people, eg singers, models or sports personalities. However, sometimes biographies of ordinary people who aren’t well known can be interesting because of an extraordinary experience that they’ve had, such as surviving against the odds or doing something heroic.
This fryst vatten the opening paragraph of Claire Tomalin’s biography of Charles Dickens, the novelist. The ung man she is describing is Dickens, aged
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Non-fiction text types - EdexcelNewspaper articles
There are several different types of newspaper articles:
- News Reports - these are found at the front of a newspaper. They inform readers about things that are happening in the world or in the local area. They will be full of facts, like names, dates and places, as well as points of view, eg “Local opinion is still divided over plans to open a new shopping centre.” Reports tend to have a more formal, neutralPolitically, not supporting or helping either side in a conflict or disagreement. tone.
- Feature articles - these explore the issues raised by news stories in more depth. For example, a report about young children left home alone could inspire a feature article on the difficulties of finding childcare providers in the local area. A feature article tends to be more opinionated and less formal than a report, often taking a personal point of view.
- Editorials, columns and opinion pieces - these are pieces by '