Functional+Texts



Functional Texts... So what are they and how do I know if I am reading one? Well, let's check out this site that will breakdown for us the different types of texts and what their purposes are.

Day 1 Now that our prior knowledge has been stirred and we know a bit more about functional texts, let's explore it further. For today's lesson, we will be referencing two different resources (not including the examples above and what you already know) to help us fill in The Frayer Model Organizer.

Resource #1: Click download and then open. This is a Power Point Presentation. Use your knowledge of Power Point to help you navigate. 

Resources #2: After accessing this website, use the arrows below the presentation to help turn the slides.

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/dediwijaya-1322326-dedi-functional-text-3/

If you finish early, check out the information and links below. They will guide you in exploring some examples of functional texts.

Day 2: Author's Purpose In today's lesson, we are going to explore different functional texts, as listed below. As we are exploring them, we are going to try and decipher what its purpose is. This knowledge is important because it will help us in the future when we will need to decide for ourselves what we are looking for and more importantly where to find it.



Advertisements are a public announcement. Through mass communication, it's message can be delivered in many different ways such as through the radio, television, Internet, or in newspapers or magazines. The advertisement provides information and is promoting something which is being sold. Products, services, and ideas are all things that can be promoted and advertised.

Toys R Us Hot Wheels Adidas



E-mail, also known as electronic mail is a way of exchanging messages to one or more people. It is similar to a letter, however, it is delivered digitally through the Internet. E-mail servers can deliver, accept, forward, and store messages. Text, photos, music, and even video clips can all be sent through e-mail.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">A website is a collection of webpages that can contain text, images, video, and audio. The webpages can be accessed by the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or web address. The webpages are are hyper linked (or linked) together so that the reader can easily navigate and "turn the pages" within that one website. Links can also take the browsers to other related websites as well. Some examples of different websites are...
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Search Engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Informational Websites (Wikipedia, weather, other news related sites)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Personal Sites (Blogs, Wikis)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Company Websites (To promote their goods and/or services)
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Online Shopping (Ebay, Amazon)
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Social Networking (Facebook, Twitter)

<span style="color: #ab2bab; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">A recipe is a set of instructions that describe how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish. (Wikipedia)

<span style="color: #ab2bab; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Betty Crocker <span style="color: #ab2bab; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Kid Friendly and Fun Recipies

<span style="color: #0029ff; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Yellow pages refers to a telephone directory of businesses, organized by category, rather than alphabetically by business name and in which advertising is sold. (Wikipedia)

<span style="color: #0029ff; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">The Yellow Pages Online

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Please do not explore this section until told to do so. Thank you!



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