KIND OF TEXT

Narrative
Purpose
?  To amuse or entertain the reader.
Text Organization
?  Orientation
(who were in volved in the story, when, and where)
(setting, character, a plot)
?  Complication
(a problem arises followed by other problem)
?  Resolution
(solution of the problem)
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Description
Purpose
?  To describe particular person of thing.
Text Organization
?  Identification
(mention the name, occupation, career)
?  Description
(mention the pshycal features)
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News Item
Purpose
?  To inform the reader, listener or viewer.
Text Organization
?  Newswrthy events
?  Background events
?  Sources
Recounts
Purpose
?  To tell the reader what happen in the past through a sequence of events.
Text Organization
?  Orientation
(who were in volved in the story, when, and where
?  Events
(tell what happened in a chronological order)
?  Re - Orientation
(the conclusion of the experience)
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Reports
Purpose
?  To describe the way thing.
Text Organization
?  General classification
(introduce the topic of the report)
?  Identification
(give the parts, habitat, behavior, etc)
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Analytical Exposition
Purpose
?  To persuade by presenting arguments.
?  To analyse or explain "how" and "why".
Text Organization
?  Thesis
?  Arguments
?  Reiteration

Spoof
Purpose
?  To tell an events with humorous twist.
Text Organization
?  Orientation
(who were in volved in the story, when, and where)
?  Events
(tell what happened in chronological order)
?  Twist
(provide the funniest parts if the story)
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Hortatory Exposition
Purpose
?  To Persuade the reader.
Text Organization
?  Thesis
?  Arguments
?  Recommandations
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Review
Purpose
?  To summarise, analyse, and respond to art works.
?  Tocritique an art work or events for a public audience.
Text Organization
?  Orientation
?  Interpretative Recount
?  Evaluation
?  Evaluation Summation

Explanation
Purpose
?  To explain the processes involved in the formation and working of natural or sociocultular phenomena.
Text Organization
?  A general statement to position the reader
?  A sequenced explanitaion of why or how something occur
?  Closing
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Discussion
Purpose
?  To explore various perspective before coming to an informed decision.
?  To present information and opinions about more then one side of an issue.
Text Organization
?  Opening statement presenting the issue
?  Arguments or evidence for different points of view
?  Concluding Recommendation
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Procedure
Purpose
?  To help us do a taskor make something. They can be a set of instruction or dierctions.
Text Organization
?  Goal
?  Materials
(ingredients, utensials, equipment)
?  Steps
(a step of instruction)