genre texts

13 Types of Text for Learning English

1.Narrative Text
a. Definition
Narrative text is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is the narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate the narrative through a process narration.

b. Purpose
The purpose of narrative text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

c.Generic Structure

Orientation (Sets the scene) : where and when the story happened and introduces the participants of the story: who and what is involved in the story. 

Complication : Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participants.
Resolution : The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic) ending
Re-orientation/Coda : This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists of a moral lesson, advice or teaching from the writer
d.Language Features
Using processes verbs
Using temporal conjunction
Using Simple Past Tense
Using relative clause
Using direct speech and indirect speech
Using Action Verb

example:

Orientation :
Once there was a farmer from Laos. Every morning and every evening, he ploughed his field with his buffalo.

Complication :
One day, a tiger saw the farmer and his buffalo working. The tiger was surprised to see a big animal listen to a small animal. He wanted to know more about the buffalo and the man.

After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo. “You are so big and strong. Why do you do everything the man tells you?” the buffalo answered, “Oh the man is very intelligent.”

Resolution :
The Tiger Asked, “Can you tell me how intelligent he is?” “No, I can’t tell you,” Said The Buffalo. “But you can ask him” added buffalo.
So next day the tiger said to the man, “Can I see your intelligence?” But the man answered, “It at home.” “Can you go and get it?” asked the tiger. “Yes” said the man, “But I’m afraid you will kill my buffalo when I gone. Can I tie you to a tree?”

After the man tied the tiger to the tree, he didn’t go home to get his intelligence. He took his plough and hit the tiger. Then he said, “Now you know about my intelligence even you haven’t seen it.”