Help your students confidently identify and write different text types with this FREE Text Type Analysis Worksheet for High School English and Secondary ELA.
Understanding text structure and purpose is essential for strong writing. This practical worksheet guides students to closely examine a specific text type and identify its key features, including layout, structure, purpose, language style, techniques, and typical content.
By analysing a model first, students develop clarity about what to include in their own writing — making this resource ideal to use before beginning any major writing task.
Students can use this worksheet when preparing to write:
• Diary entries
• Letters (formal or informal)
• Blog posts
• Persuasive speeches
• Reports
• Narratives
• Recipes
• Instructions
• Essays
• Play scripts
• And more
This activity supports:
• Text type awareness
• Structural understanding
• Purpose and audience recognition
• Language technique selection
• Writing confidence
It works especially well as a pre-writing scaffold, helping students clearly understand expectations before drafting their own pieces.
Perfect for:
• High School English classrooms
• Secondary ELA writing units
• Literacy intervention
• Substitute teacher lessons
• Fast finisher tasks
• Independent research activities
The worksheet can be completed in approximately half a lesson to one full lesson, depending on depth and discussion time. It can be used as a guided class activity or assigned as independent work where students research and analyse a chosen text type.
Low-prep and classroom-ready, simply print and use.
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Years 7-12
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