The Genres of Texts

The Genres of Texts

No Types of Text About Purpose Generic Structure
1
story: fairy tale, legend, fable, myth, mystery, romance, horror, science fiction, etc.
to amuse, entertain the readers
orientation-evaluation-complication-resolution-reorientation
2
personal experience, diary, history, biography, autobiography
to tell the past event
orientation-event-reorientation
3
funny story
to tell humorous story with twist
orientation-event-twist
4
news
to inform listeners or readers about events of the day considered important
newsworthy events-background-sources
5
specific description
to describe a particular person, place or thing
identification-description
6
general description
to describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, man-made and social phenomena
general classification-description
7
the process
to explain the process involved in the formation or working of natural or socio-cultural phenomena
general statement-explanation
8
the ways or steps
to describe how something is accomplished through a sequence of actions or steps
goal-material-steps
9
opinion with reiteration
to persuade the readers that something is the case
thesis-argument-reiteration
10
opinion with recommendation (should/not or must/not)
to persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case
thesis-argument-recommendation
11
opinion with for or against arguments
to present at least two points of views about an issue
issue-arguments for and against-conclusion
12
opinion about art work, film, book, song, exhibition, etc.
to criticize an art work or event
orientation-interpretative recount-evaluation-summation

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