Genre
NARRATIVE Generic Structure: Orientation: sets the scene and introduces the participants. Evaluation: a stepping back to evaluate the plight. Complication: a crisis arises. Resolution: the crisis is resolved for better or for worse. Re-orientation: optional. Communication purpose: To amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways. It deals eith problenatic events which kead to a crisis or turning point if sone kinds, which in turn finds a resolution. RECOUNT Generic Structure: Orientation: provides the setting and introduces participants. Event: tell what happened, in what sequence. Re-orientation: optional-closure of events. Communicative purpose: To retell events for the purpose on informing ir entertaining. PROCEDURE Generic structure: Goal. Materials: not required for all procedursl texts. Steps: (goal followed by a series of steps oriented to schieve the goal). Co...
