Text types

LINKS: 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/opinion/a-coup-against-the-supreme-court.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/opinion/not-so-divided-after-all-on-foreign-policy.html?ref=opinion 

TASK 1: 

1. WHAT TYPE OF TEXTS HAVE YOU JUST READ? 

Political and informative texts 

1. STATE 3 SIMILARITIES AND 3 DIFFERENCES COMPARING BOTH TEXTS

similarities: 

They both talk about politics

they are narrative texts 

the have back up to their info.

Diferences:

one focuses more on the present

one has statistics with precise numbers

one has more quotes than the other

1. IDENTIFY AND POINT OUT WITH A CHECK MARK OR A CROSS WHETHER THE TEXTS HAVE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OR NOT:

(don't know how to put a check mark or a cross in blogger)

• Introduction, body and conclusion YES
• An objective explanation of the issue YES
• A timely news angle NO
• Opinions from the opposing viewpoint that refute directly the same issues the writer addresses NO
• The opinions of the writer delivered in a professional manner YES
• Alternative solutions to the problem or issue being criticized YES
• A solid and concise conclusion that powerfully summarizes the writer's opinion YES

TASK 2:

WHAT KIND OF TEXT DID YOU IDENTIFIED?

A statistical and influential political text