Factual writing types

1. Emily Pinder
Factual Writing Research

2. Leaflet
• This leaflet has been created by Chadwell Primary
school to help promote healthy eating at school.
The texts used in this leaflet are very basic and
have a straight, structural look. They also have a
small white outline to make them stand out from
other elements on the page. The most important
words are also large and bold.
• The colour of the text is very plain but bold making
it stand out the audience. There is however lots of
colour on the leaflet on the pictures that
accompany the text. The images are very simplistic
and easy to understand what they show, making
this leaflet more appealing to children.
• The text style is also very friendly and has an
informal register to make the leaflet easy to read
and more enjoyable. For example the word
“Veggies” is used instead of vegetables to create a
happy, easy tone to the leaflet.
http://www.chadwellprimaryschool.co.
uk/Healthy-eating.html

3. Leaflet
• The text has been arranged into a grid format, to
represent a lunch box. This does however help to
keep the sections of texts individual and easier to
focus on.
• The text itself is very easy to understand and is clear
in the purpose as it is encouraging parents and
children to have more healthy lunchboxes. This is very
clear for the title but also the pictures sued and how
the text has been arranged into a lunchbox. The text
is also very concise as it uses as little words as
possible while getting as much information across as
possible. Using abbreviations of words also helps to
shorten the length of the text.
• The information presented is accurate and basic when
it comes to having a healthy diet. It also offer
alternatives to help keep children's diets as healthy as
possible. The information is very clear and not vague
in anyway as it uses verbs to direct the reader on how
to create a healthy lunchbox.
http://www.chadwellprimaryschool.co.
uk/Healthy-eating.html

4. Leaflet
• The text is bias towards having a healthy diet that
involves fruits and vegetables but it does not talk
about the different foods groups and how they are
also important to have a healthy diet. I know that this
leaflet is aimed at children but is more likely to be
read by adults so the information included could be
more scientific, factual and in depth.
• The sources used to create this leaflet are referenced
as the children conducted surveys and questionnaires
to find out information they needed to create this
leaflet.
• I personally like this poster as it has a very simple
theme and style but still conveys important
information to its intended audience. I also like the
bright colours and layout of the leaflet as it makes the
information more aesthetically pleasing and
interesting.
http://www.chadwellprimaryschool.co.
uk/Healthy-eating.html

5. Batman Manual
• This instruction manual is how
assemble and operate a Batman Bat
mobile toy. The text used
throughout the manual has a very
specific style and fits in well with
the theme of the product. The
patchy effect gives the illusion of an
older, classic instruction booklet
that helps to reflect the style of the
product. The colour of the text is
also a slight grey/brown colour
which helps to make the harsh text
look softer and easier to read. It
also works well with the yellow
toned background. The use of drop
character on the numbers helps
them to stand out and draws in the
readers eye. The smaller, less
important information is also in a
smaller text that is much harder to
read.

6. Batman Manual
• The information is very clear and easy to
understand as the words used are simple.
The verbs are also very clear on how
operate the different function on the toy.
As well as the text instructions, labeled
diagrams are used to show the reader what
are the specific parts of the toy and where
to find them.
• I do not feel the text is very concise as
there is a lot more complex words used
rather than their simplest form. For
example, the specialist terms such as
“Fender blasters” and “Turbo missile” are
used which is appropriate for the target
audience as they will have prior knowledge
of the subject.
• The information on the manual is accurate
as it will have been tested thoroughly
before being sold commercially. The
information is very clear and accurate.
• There are no sources referenced for this
manual. However, the brand and
companies that own the rights to the
products are listed.

7. Batman Manual
• I personally, really like this
instruction manual as it
has a very clean layout
that is also more
interesting with the use of
hand draw diagrams. The
colour and font schemes
are also very individual
which helps to make the
information memorable.
It is also very easy to
understand what the
manual is talking about
and which parts do what.

8. Nerf gun Instructions
• The use of colour is the biggest
part of these instructions as they
help to make the product stand out
but it is also used to indicate the
part of the product that is being
explained. Yellow and red are
gender neutral colours that helps
to make the product more
appealing to both genders. They
also contrast well to make the logo
stand out at the top of the page.
• The text used has a rounded style
that give it an electronic, futuristic
feel that fits with the theme of the
product. The text also has shadows
and outlines to make it stand out
as well as boxes.

9. Nerf gun Instructions
• The instructions are clear and easy to
understand but the simplistic language
used, coloured diagrams and numbered
steps. The specialist terminology is also
highlighted with capital letters and bolder,
bigger text. The instructions are concise
and straight forward on how to fix any
jams that the product may have.
• The information on how to use the
product is very accurate. As well as the
warnings about the batteries that operate
the product. The dangers of the product
are also highlighted. It is made clear what
not to do with the product as the cautions
are in bold capitals. Red boxes and caution
signs are also used to help highlight any
safety issues and how to avoid them.
There is also no room for interpretation of
the text as the diagram makes it very clear
what is meant by the text.
• The companies and brands are also
featured on the leaflet.

10. How to fix iMessage
• This is an online how to guide fix common iMessage problems. As this is
an online guide, the presentation and colour scheme is not as relevant
than other physical how to guides. However, it still follows some basic
rules to help make the article appealing to the audience. The use of
headers is present throughout the article to help the reader to find
specific parts of the guide quickly and easily. Images are also used to
help explain what the text is talking about. Bolder text is used to help
signal different parts of the guide as well as being a lot darker than the
rest of the text. There is also links present throughout the guide to
reference others sources or guides that can help, these are highlighted
in green.
• This guide is reasonably easy to understand as I already have pragmatic
knowledge of the subject. However, I feel this guide would not be very
easy to understand if you did not know anything about the subject. A lot
of technical words are used throughout the piece which may not make
sense to a reader who does not have an iPhone, For example “IOS
device” and “iMessage”.
• The guide is also not very concise as there is a lot of words and
paragraphs that I feel are very long winded. The guide is also quite
informal and chatty towards the reader. This is to make the article much
easier to read for the audience. The use of punctuation is also used to
replace words for example “Settings>messages” is easy to understand
and eliminates the sue of unnecessary extra words.
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-fix-the-most-common-
imessage-problems-1577447675

11. How to fix iMessage
• I believe that the instructions that are written will accurate
for some people however, I do not feel it will be a solution
for everyone depending on the problem with the mobile
phone. However, The writer will have first hand experience
with this issue and is able to write from this perspective. I do
feel that the how to guide is quite vague as there is a few
different options that may or may not work to fix your
iMessage. I do fell the text is slightly bias towards iMessage
and apple compared to other devices but it makes its clear
that it is not without its problems.
• The different sources that have helped to create the facts
and advice in this how to are referenced by hyperlinking
parts of a sentence to other sites such as apple, showing
their guide of how to fix problems with your phone.
• I feel that is article is a bit heavy and has a lot of information
to read. It could be broke up into separate articles or reduce
the amount of chatty irrelevant language that is used to
make this guide more helpful to the audience.
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-fix-the-most-common-
imessage-problems-1577447675

12. Factual Journalism
• As this article about health is on a BBC website, the
layout and typographic is less important compared to
a printed physical version. The article follows a very
simplistic style with the use of a white background
and black text. Images are also used to make the
article look more interesting and only slightly relates
to the article.
• The text is laid out with lots of negative space to help
break up the article and make it much easier to read.
Headings and important information is in bold
throughout the article. Links to other sources are also
hyperlinked. A video also accompanies the article to
give extra information about the subject.
• I feel the article is very easy to understand as it is
explained very clearly and uses rhetorical questions to
help keep the audiences attention. The chatty,
informal language used make this article a very easy
read and seems to be very concise while including
important facts that supports both sides of the
argument.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
health-35150598

13. Factual Journalism
• The article is accurate and written
correctly, addressing quote and
statistics easily, making them part of
the text. It is also very clear about both
sides of the argument and has a
personal opinion at the end which is
non biased to either side. Evidence is
included from both sides of the
argument to let the reader decide their
view on the subject.
• It does learn slightly towards eating
breakfast is better for you than
skipping breakfast but offers valid
arguments from both sides and
explains the findings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
health-35150598

14. Factual Journalism
• Legal constraints are not very
important in this article as all
arguments are backed up with
facts and statistic from reliable
sources. Codes of practice
such as NUJ codes and editors
code of practice are followed
throughout this article but are
not very relevant to this
article style.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
health-35150598