What is text?
In literary theory, a text is any object that can be "read", whether this object is a work of
literature, a street sign, an arrangement of buildings on a city block, or styles of clothing. It is a
coherent set of signs that transmits some kind of informative message.
What is message ?
a verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be
contacted directly.
Purposes of messages
1 To Inform or educate
Your message should be neutral and unbiased
You should learn how to be vigilant in identifying or filtering fake news on social media by using
critical thinking.
2 To Entertain
Your message should give your audience an enjoyable and relaxing feeling.
3 To persuade
your message should be able to influence your audience towards your point
Cultural Text
Cultural texts are those objects, actions, and behaviors that reveals cultural meaning. A photo is an
image, but is also a cultural text, a picture with cultural information beyond just the picture itself. Food,
house and clothing also suggest information regarding culture and it does not stop there.
Understanding Different Types of Texts
Persuasive texts
A persuasive text is any text where the main purpose is to present a point of view and seeks to persuade
a reader. A persuasive text can be an argument, exposition, discussion, review or even an
advertisement. In writing such, take note that you may use of proper capitalization, proper punctuation
marks and may also use repeated words orquestions to catch attention. Adjectives must be used as
often as possible so that it may soundattractive. One sided arguments help to make the text credible.
Instructive text
