TEXT GENRE

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Now, we will elaborate on the text genre in English. Text genre is the types of texts that distinguish them from one another in terms of usability, structure until the language features that used in each text. FYI, guys, there are 13 genres of text in English. What are they??

TEXT GENRE IN ENGLISH

1. Descriptive Text

purpose:

to describe a particular person, place, or thing.

Generic Structure:

1. Identification 

2. Description 

The tense used in the descriptive text is the simple present tense

2. Recount Text

Purpose:

To tell the reader about events that have happened in the past

Generic Structure:

1. Orientation

2. Event 

3. Reorientation 

The tense used in the recount text is past tense

3. Narrative Text

Purpose:

To entertain or amuse the reader

Generic Structure:

1. Orientation

2. Complication 

3. Resolution 

4. Reorientation 

The tenses used in the narrative text are past tense. Narrative and recount text have similarities since they both tell events in the past and both use the past tense (simple past tense, simple past continuous tense, or past perfect tense. The difference is narrative text in the form of fictional stories such as fairy tales, legends, folklore, and myths, while recount text is usually in the form of a biography, or a story that is a personal experience.

Another thing that distinguishes between narrative and recount text is the structure of the text. In narrative text, it tells the conflict that occurred, while in recount text there is no conflict.

4. Report Text

Purpose:

To convey information to the reader about something as it is as a result of research.

Struktur:

1. General classification 

2. Description 

Report text uses the simple present tense in the text. Many people confuse descriptive text and report text because they both use tenses and have the same structure, but the purpose of these texts is different. Furthermore, the descriptive text explains something more specific, whereas the report text explains something more general. "My lovely dog", is an example of a descriptive text title. "Dogs" is an example of a report title. Even both of them will describe dogs, the first title will describe more specific about "someone's dog". 

5. News Item Text

Purpose:

Provide information to the reader about an event

Generic structure:

1. Newsworthy event 

2. Background event 

3. Sources 

6. Explanation Text

Purpose:

Explain to the reader about the process of occurrence of natural phenomena

Generic structure:

1. General statement 

2. Explanation 

3. Closing 

Explanation text uses simple present to explain the causes and effects in the certain phenomena

7. Analytical Exposition Text

Purpose:

To notify readers of important events/cases

Generic Structure:

1. Thesis 

2. Arguments 

3. Reiteration 

8. Hortatory Exposition Text

Purpose:

To persuade the reader how something can be done

Generic Structure:

1. Thesis 

2. Arguments 

3. Recommendation 

The difference between analytical and hortatory exposition text is that analytical text answers the question "How is or how will" while hortatory text answers the question "How should". For example, the question "How will you prepare for holiday" will be explained through analytical text. The question "How should you spend your holiday" will be explained through a hortatory exposition text.

9. Procedure Text

Purpose:

To inform the reader how to use, make, or do something in certain methods.

Generic structure:

1. Goal 

2. Materials/equipment/tool/ingredients

3. Step/method 

10. Discussion Text

Purpose:

Submitting information and opinions on issues that occur.

Generic structure :

1. Issue 

2. Arguments/ pros-cons) 

3. Conclusion 

11. Review Text

Purpose:

To provide criticism or evaluation of something to be conveyed to the reader

Generic structure:

1. Orientation 

2. Evaluation

3. Interpretative recount 

4. Evaluation

5. Evaluation summation

12. Anecdote Text

Purpose:

Telling the reader of a pleasant or unusual event

Generic structure:

1. Abstract 

2. Orientation 

3. Crisis 

4. Reaction 

5. Coda 

13. Spoof Text

Purpose:

Entertain readers with funny stories with unexpected endings

Generic structure:

1. Orientation

2. Event 

3. Twist