Purpose

In other words - why was the text written?

If you can answer this question, you'll easily be able to move on to writing about other aspects of the text such as its formatformat: each application saves files in a format it can read, eg Microsoft Word saves files with the *.doc extension and the language it uses. You will find that they're all linked together.

Non-fiction texts can be written for a variety of purposes. For example, a text might be written to:

• provide instruction
• promote awareness
• inform about the facts
• report news

Non-fiction texts are usually written with a purpose to explain, inform or persuade.