A text that provides instructions

A text that describes an object or person

A text that tells a story

A text that explains a concept

Characters, setting, plot

Introduction, thesis, conclusion

Facts, data, statistics

Questions, answers, discussion

To persuade the reader

To entertain or inform through storytelling

To provide instructions

To describe a process

It provides a moral lesson

It describes the time and place where the story occurs

It lists the main events

It introduces the characters

It introduces new characters

It adds humor to the story

It drives the events of the story forward

It summarizes the story

It focuses on providing factual information

It is written in a formal style

It tells a story with a clear sequence of events

It is only used in academic writing