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The Kinds of Text (Narrative (Purpose: To amuse/entertain the readers and…
The Kinds of Text
Narrative
Purpose:
To amuse/entertain the readers and to tell a story
Generic Structure:
Orientation, Complication, Resolution, and Reorientation
Dominant Language Features:
Using Past Tense, Using action verb, and Chronologically arranged
Descriptive
Dominant Generic Structure:
Identification and Description
Language Features:
Using Simple Present Tense, Using action verb, Using adverb, and Using special technical terms
Purpose:
to describe a particular person, place or thing in detail
Recount
Generic Structure:
Orientation, Event(s), Reorientation
Purpose:
to retell something that happened in the past and to tell a series of past event
Dominant Language Features:
Using Past Tense, Using action verb, and Using adjectives
Analytical Exposition
Purpose:
To reveal the readers that something is the important case
Generic Structure:
Thesis, Arguments, and Reiteration/Conclusion
Dominant Language Features:
Using modals, Using action verbs, Using thinking verbs, Using adverbs, Using adjective, Using technical terms, Using general and abstract noun, and Using connectives/transition
Hortatory Exposition
Purpose:
to persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case or be done
Generic Structure:
Thesis, Arguments, and Recommendation
Dominant Language features:
Using Simple Present Tense, Using modals, Using action verbs, Using thinking verbs, Using adverbs, Using adjective, Using technical terms, Using general and abstract noun, and Using connectives/transition
Explanation
Generic Structure:
General statement, Explanation, and Closing
Dominant Language Features:
Using Simple Present Tense, Using action verbs, Using passive voice, Using noun phrase, Using adverbial phrase, Using technical terms, Using general and abstract noun, and Using conjunction of time and cause-effect
Purpose:
To explain the processes involved in the formation or working of natural or socio-cultural phenomena
Report
Dominant Language Feature:
Introducing group or general aspect, Using conditional logical connection, Using Simple Present Tense
Generic Structure:
General classification and Description
Purpose:
to presents information about something, as it is
Discussion
Purpose:
to present information and opinions about issues in more one side of an issue (‘For/Pros’ and ‘Against/Cons’)
Generic Structure:
Issue, Arguments for and against, and Conclusion
Dominant Language Features:
Using Simple Present Tense, Use of relating verb/to be, Using thinking verb, Using general and abstract noun, Using conjunction/transition, Using modality, and Using adverb of manner
Review
Generic Structure:
Orientation, Evaluation, Interpretative Recount, Evaluation, and Evaluative Summation
Dominant Language features:
Focus on specific participants, Using adjectives, Using long and complex clauses, and Using metaphor
Purpose:
to critique or evaluate an art work or event for a public audience
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Procedure
Purpose:
to help readers how to do or make something completely
Generic Structure:
Goal/Aim, Materials/Equipments, and Steps/Methods
Dominant Language Features:
Using Simple Present Tense, Using Imperatives sentence, Using adverb, and Using technical terms
Spoof
Dominant Language Features:
Using Past Tense, Using action verb, Using adverb, and Chronologically arranged
Generic Structure:
Orientation, Event(s), and Twist
Purpose:
to tell an event with a humorous twist and entertain the readers
News Item
Purpose:
to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important
Dominant Generic Structure:
Newsworthy event(s), Background event(s), and Sources
Dominant Language Features:
Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline, Using action verbs, Using saying verbs, Using adverbs : time, place and manner