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JENIS-JENIS TEXT DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS 3. DESCRIPTIVE


Purpose:
to describe a particular person, place or thing in detail.
1. NARRATIVE
Purpose:
Dominant Generic Structure:
To amuse/entertain the readers and to tell a story
1) Identification
2) Description
Generic Structure:
1) Orientation
Language Features:
2) Complication
1) Using Simple Present Tense
3) Resolution
2) Using action verb
4) Reorientation
3) Using adverb
4) Using special technical terms
Dominant Language Features:
1) Using Past Tense
4. REPORT
2) Using action verb
Purpose:
3) Chronologically arranged
to presents information about something, as it is.
2. RECOUNT
Generic Structure
Purpose:
1) General classification
to retell something that happened in the past and to tell a series of past event
2) Description
Generic Structure:
Dominant Language Feature
1) Orientation
1) Introducing group or general aspect
2) Event(s)
2) Using conditional logical connection
3) Reorientation
3) Using Simple Present Tense
Dominant Language Features:
5. EXPLANATION
1) Using Past Tense
Purpose:
2) Using action verb
To explain the processes involved in the formation or working of natural or socio-cultural
3) Using adjectives
phenomena.
Narrative and recount in some ways are similar. Both are telling something in the past so
Generic Structure:
narrative and recount usually apply PAST TENSE; whether Simple Past Tense,
1) General statement
Simple Past Continuous Tense, or Past Perfect Tense. The ways narrative and
2) Explanation
recount told are in chronological order using time or place. Commonly narrative
3) Closing
text is found in story book; myth, fable, folklore, etc while recount text is found in
biography.
Dominant Language Features:
The thing that makes narrative and recount different is the structure in which they are
1) Using Simple Present Tense 5) Using adverbial phrase
constructed. Narrative uses conflicts among the participants whether natural
2) Using action verbs 6) Using technical terms
conflict, social conflict or psychological conflict. In some ways narrative text
3) Using passive voice 7) Using general and abstract noun
combines all these conflicts. In the contrary, we do not find these conflicts inside
4) Using noun phrase 8) Using conjunction of time and cause-effect.
recount text. Recount applies series of event as the basic structure
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6. ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION 8. PROCEDURE


Purpose: Purpose:
To reveal the readers that something is the important case to help readers how to do or make something completely

Generic Structure: Generic Structure:


1) Thesis 1) Goal/Aim
2) Arguments 2) Materials/Equipments
3) Reiteration/Conclusion 3) Steps/Methods

Dominant Language Features: Dominant Language Features:


1) Using modals 5) Using adjective 1) Using Simple Present Tense
2) Using action verbs 6) Using technical terms 2) Using Imperatives sentence
3) Using thinking verbs 7) Using general and abstract noun 3) Using adverb
4) Using adverbs 8) Using connectives/transition 4) Using technical terms

7. HORTATORY EXPOSITION
Purpose: 9. DISCUSSION
to persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case or be done Purpose:
to present information and opinions about issues in more one side of an issue (‘For/Pros’
Generic Structure: and ‘Against/Cons’)
1) Thesis
2) Arguments Generic Structure:
3) Recommendation 1) Issue
Dominant Language features: 2) Arguments for and against
1) Using Simple Present Tense 3) Conclusion
2) Using modals
3) Using action verbs Dominant Language Features:
4) Using thinking verbs 1) Using Simple Present Tense
5) Using adverbs 2) Use of relating verb/to be
6) Using adjective 3) Using thinking verb
7) Using technical terms 4) Using general and abstract noun
8) Using general and abstract noun 5) Using conjunction/transition
9) Using connectives/transition 6) Using modality
7) Using adverb of manner
Then what is the basic difference between analytical and hortatory exposition. In simple
word. Analytical is the answer of “How is/will” while hortatory is the answer of
“How should”. Analytical exposition will be best to describe “How will student do
for his examination? The point is the important thing to do. But for the question”
How should student do for his exam?” will be good to be answered with hortatory.
It is to convince that the thing should be done
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10. REVIEW 12. SPOOF


Purpose: Purpose:
to critique or evaluate an art work or event for a public audience to tell an event with a humorous twist and entertain the readers

Dominant Generic Structure: Generic Structure:


1) Orientation 1) Orientation
2) Evaluation 2) Event(s)
3) Interpretative Recount 3) Twist
4) Evaluation
5) Evaluative Summation Dominant Language Features:
1) Using Past Tense
Dominant Language features: 2) Using action verb
1) Focus on specific participants 3) Using adverb
2) Using adjectives 4) Chronologically arranged
3) Using long and complex clauses
4) Using metaphor

13. NEWS ITEM


11. ANECDOTE Purpose:
Purpose: to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or
to share with others an account of an unusual or amusing incident important
Generic Structure:
1) Abstract Dominant Generic Structure:
2) Orientation 1) Newsworthy event(s)
3) Crisis 2) Background event(s)
4) Reaction 3) Sources
5) Coda.
Dominant Language Features:
Dominant Language Features: 1) Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline
1) Using exclamations, rhetorical question or intensifiers 2) Using action verbs
2) Using material process 3) Using saying verbs
3) Using temporal conjunctions 4) Using adverbs : time, place and manner.

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No Kind of Texts Purpose Generic Structure Dominant Language Features


1) Orientation 1) Using Past Tense
2) Complication 2) Using action verb
1 NARRATIVE To amuse/entertain the readers and to tell a story
3) Resolution 3) Chronologically arranged
4) Reorientation
1) Orientation 1) Using Past Tense
to retell something that happened in the past and to tell a
2 RECOUNT 2) Event(s) 2) Using action verb
series of past event
3) Reorientation 3) Using adjectives

Narrative and recount in some ways are similar. Both are telling something in the past so narrative and recount usually apply PAST TENSE; whether Simple Past
Tense, Simple Past Continuous Tense, or Past Perfect Tense. The ways narrative and recount told are in chronological order using time or place. Commonly
narrative text is found in story book; myth, fable, folklore, etc while recount text is found in biography.
The thing that makes narrative and recount different is the structure in which they are constructed. Narrative uses conflicts among the participants whether natural
conflict, social conflict or psychological conflict. In some ways narrative text combines all these conflicts. In the contrary, we do not find these conflicts inside
recount text. Recount applies series of event as the basic structure

1) Identification 1)
Using Simple Present Tense
2) Description 2)
Using action verb
3 DESCRIPTIVE to describe a particular person, place or thing in detail.
3)
Using adverb
4)
Using special technical terms
1) General classification 1)
Introducing group or general aspect
4 REPORT to presents information about something, as it is. 2) Description 2)
Using conditional logical connection
3)
Using Simple Present Tense
1) General statement 1)
Using Simple Present Tense 5) Using adverbial phrase
2) Explanation 2)
Using action verbs 6) Using technical terms
To explain the processes involved in the formation or
5 EXPLANATION 3) Closing 3)
Using passive voice 7) Using general and abstract noun
working of natural or socio-cultural phenomena.
4)
Using noun phrase 8) Using conjunction of time and
cause-effect.
1) Thesis 1) Using modals 5) Using adjective
ANALYTICAL To reveal the readers that something is the important 2) Arguments 2) Using action verbs 6) Using technical terms
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EXPOSITION case 3) Reiteration/Conclusion 3) Using thinking verbs 7) Using general and abstract noun
4) Using adverbs 8) Using connectives/transition
1) Thesis 1) Using Simple Present 5) Using adverbs
2) Arguments Tense 6) Using adjective
HORTATORY to persuade the readers that something should or should
7 3) Recommendation 2) Using modals 7) Using technical terms
EXPOSITION not be the case or be done
3) Using action verbs 8) Using general and abstract noun
4) Using thinking verbs 9) Using connectives/transition
Then what is the basic difference between analytical and hortatory exposition. In simple word. Analytical is the answer of “How is/will” while hortatory is the answer of “How should”.
Analytical exposition will be best to describe “How will student do for his examination? The point is the important thing to do. But for the question” How should student do for his exam?”
will be good to be answered with hortatory. It is to convince that the thing should be done
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No Kind of Texts Purpose Generic Structure Dominant Language Features No


1) Goal/Aim 1) Using Simple Present Tense 3) Using Adverb
8 PROCEDURE To help readers how to do or make something completely 2) Material 2) Using Imperative Sentences 4) Using technical terms
3) Steps / Methods
1) Issue 1) Using Simple Present Tense 5) Using conjunction/transition
To present information and opinions about issues in more 2) Arguments for and Against 2) Using of relating verb/to be 6) Using modality
9 DISCUSSION
one side of an issue (‘For/Pros’ and ‘Against/Cons’) 3) Conclusion 3) Using thinking verb 7) Using adverb of manner
4) Using general abstract noun
1) Orientation 1) Focus on specific participants
2) Evaluation 2) Using adjectives
To critique or elevate an art work or event for a public
10 REVIEW 3) Interpretative Recount 3) Using long and complex clauses
audience
4) Evaluation 4) Using metaphor
5) Evaluative Summation
1) Abstract 1) Using exclamations, rhetorical question or intensifiers
to share with others an account of an unusual or amusing 2) Orientation 2) Using material process
11 ANECDOTE incident 3) Crisis 3) Using temporal conjunctions
4) Reaction
5) Coda.
1) Orientation 1) Using Past Tense
to tell an event with a humorous twist and entertain the
2) Event(s) 2) Using action verb
12 SPOOF readers
3) Twist 3) Using adverb
4) Chronologically arranged
1) Newsworthy event(s) 1) Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline
to inform readers about events of the day which are
2) Background event(s) 2) Using action verbs
13 NEWS ITEM considered newsworthy or important
3) Sources 3) Using saying verbs
4) 4) Using adverbs : time, place and manner.

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