The Type/Genre of Texts No Types of Text About Purpose Generic Structure 1 Narrative story: fairy tale, legend, fable, myth, mystery, romance, horror, science fiction, etc. to amuse, entertain the readers orientation-evaluation-complication-resolution-reorientation 2 Recount personal experience, diary, history, biography, autobiography to tell the past event orientation-event-reorientation 3 Spoof funny story to tell humorous story with…

Narrative Text A narrative text is a kind of text that tells a story. The story can be real or made up. It usually has a clear beginning, middle, and ending. You can find narrative texts in fairy tales, legends, fables, myths, mysteries, romances, horror stories, and science fiction. The Social Function The function of…

Recount Text What is it? If you want to tell about your personal experience; presenting a diary or find a text which contains about history, biography or autobiography then the form of the text must be recount. The Social Function The purpose of a recount is to retell a past event. The Generic Structure The…

Spoof Text What is It? Spoof is a text that tells a factual story which happened in the past with unpredictable and funny ending. Social Function The social function of spoof is to tell the humorous story which meant to entertain the readers. Generic Structure Orientation It tells the participants of the story and informs…

News Item Text What is it? A text which contains about news is categorized as news item text. This text supplies you the up to date information or the hottest issue of the day since media like news papers are published daily. Social Function News Item text purposes to inform readers or listeners about events…

Report Text What is it? If you want to share the result of systematic observation or analysis then report text is the suitable choice for you. The topic may range from natural, man-made to social phenomena. Social Function The social function of report text is to presents information about something, as it is. Generic Structure…

Explanation Text What is it? Explanation is a kind of text that informs the process relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. It explains ‘why’ or ‘how’ the phenomena happen or why things are similar or different. This text is frequently found in science, geography and history text books. You may often…

Procedure Text What is it? Procedure text is a text which guides you on how to make something entirely. The main structure of this text imperative sentence because it is actually a kind of instruction text. Procedure text typically mentions the ingredients or materials which are required, although sometimes they are omitted. Social Function The…

Analytical Exposition Text What is it? An analytical exposition is a sort text which is meant to persuade the readers or listeners that something is the case or important. In persuading the readers or listeners, some supporting ideas or arguments on why the writer’s opinion is important, are presented. Since analytical exposition is popular among…