Posts Tagged ‘Genre of text’

Purpose : to criticise an art work, event for a public audience
Generic Structure :
Orientation : places the work in its general and particular context, often by comparing it with others of its kind or thorough an analog with a non–art object or event.
Interpretive Recount : summarise the [...]

Purpose : : to explain the processes involved in the formation or workings of natural or sociocultural phenomena.
Generic Structure :
- General Statement : provides a general statement to position the reader
- Explanation : tells a sequenced explanation of why or how something
Tense used : Simple Present Tense
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Purpose : to present (at least) many different aspects of an issue
Generic structrure :
Thesis : : introduces the statement and previews of issue
Arguments “For” : support the thesis
Arguments “against” : not support the thesis
Conclusion : states the recommendation of the issue
Tense used : Simple Present Tense
Here [...]

Purpose : to persuade the readers or listeners that something should or should not do.
Generic Structure :
Thesis : a topic discussed
Argument : reasons for concern, leading to recommendation
Recommendation : statement of what should or should not do.
Tense Used : Simple Present Tense
Here are the examples of the text
Download : Pandemic
Forests

Purpose : to share with others a real story of which the ending is funny to amuse the readers.
Generic Structure :
Orientation : the opening of the story which sets the scene
Events : the details of the events in the story
Twist : the funny or unpredictable ending of the story
Tense used : Simple Past Tense
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Purpose : to describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, man made and social phenomena in our environment.
Generic structure :
General Classification : introducing the thing that will be talked about.
Description : elaborating and reporting on the subject in detail.
Tense used : Simple Present Tense
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Purpose : to tell how to make something
Generic Structure :
- Goal
- Materials / tools
- Steps
Language features : Imperative
Here are the examples of the text
Download : The Basic operation of Digital Camera
Princess Rice Cooker
Making a kite
Making an email address

Purpose : to persuade the readers or listeners that something is in the case.
Generic Structure :
Thesis : introduces a topic and indicates the writer’s position and outlines the main arguments to be presented.
Arguments : restates main arguments outlined in preview; develops and supports each point / arguments
Re-itteration : restates the thesis
Tense used : Simple Present [...]

Purpose : to describe a paricular person, place or thing.
Generic Structure :
Identification : Introduction where or who is the subject being described.
Description  : The supporting part of the paragraph to describe in detail to assist the reader to “see” and “feel” the subject, for example, the quality, appearance, uses, habits, and etc
Grammatical [...]

Purpose : to retell of factual information or give someone an account of event happened in the past for the purpose of informing
and entertaining.
Generic Structure :
Orientation : Present background information on the who, when, and where of the event.
Events/ sequence of events : The events of the recount are presented in chronological order.
Re-orientation / [...]