Narrative Text

To amuse or entertain the reader with actual or imaginary experiences in difference ways. Narrative always deal with some problems which lead to the elimax and then turn into a solution to the problem.


Types of Narrative :

There are many types of narrative. They can be imaginary, factual or a combination of both. They may include fairy stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances, horror series, adventure stories, fables, myths and legend, historical narratives, ballads, slice of life, personal experience.

Text Organization :

• Orientation : (introduction) in which the characters, setting and time of the story are
established. Usually answers who? When? Where?

• Complication : A series of events in which the main character attempts to solve the problem.

• Resolution : There needs to be a resolution of the complication. The complication may be
resolved for better or worse/happily or unhappily. Sometimes there are a number
of complications that have to be resolved. These add and sustain interest and
suspense for the reader.


Structure that we used in narrative text :

• The use of noun pharases ( example : a beautiful princes, a huge temple)
• The use of connectives (example : first, before that, then, finally)
• The use of adverbial phrases of time and place (example : in the garden, two days ago)
• The use of simple past tense (example : He walked away from the village.)
• The use of action verbs (example : walk, sleep, wake up)
• The use of saying verbs (example : say, tell, ask)
• The use of thinking verbs, feeling verbs, verbs of sense (example : She felt hungry, she tought she was clever)


Language Features

• Focus on specific and individualized participants
• Use some of behavioural and verbal processes
• Use of material process
• Use relation process and mental process
• Use past tense
• Use of temporal conjunctions and temporal circumstances
Descriptive Text

Is a text which describe the characteristic of something and describe a particular person, place, or thing.

Generic Structure :

• Identification ; identifies phenomenon to be described
• Descriptive ; describes parts, qualities, characteristic of the person or something that is described


Language Figures :

• Topic is usually about the attributes of a thing
• The use of thing person pronoun forms are used
• The use of focus generic human and non-human participants
• The use of reasoning expressed as verbs and nouns
• The use of material
• The use of relation and material process


Characteristic :

• Use the simple present tense
• Using detailed noun phrases to provide information on the subject
• Uses relating verbs to provide information on the subject
• Use the thinking and feeling verbs to reveal personal views about the subject author.
• Use action verbs
• Use adverbials to provide additional information
• Use figurative language such as simile, metaphor