Spoof text

What is spoof text?
It is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending. Its social function is to entertain and share the story.

Generic Structure of Spoof:
1. Orientation
2. Events
3. Twist

Language Feature of Spoof
1. Focusing on people, animals or certain things
2. Using action verb; ate, ran, etc
3. Using adverb of time and place
4. Told in chronological order

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Hortatory Exposition text

What is Hortatory Exposition?
It is a text which represent the attempt of the writer to have the addressee do something or act in certain way.

The generic structures:
1. Thesis
2. Arguments
3. Recommendation

The language Features:
1. Focusing on the writer
2. Using abstract noun; policy, advantage, etc
3. Using action verb
4. Using thinking verb
5. Using modal adverb; certainly, surely, etc
6. Using temporal connective; firstly, secondly, etc
7. Using evaluative words; important, valuable, trustworthy, etc
8. Using passive voice
9. Using simple present tense

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Analytical Exposition text

What is Analytical Exposition text?
It is text that elaborates the writer‘s idea about the phenomenon surrounding.

Purpose:
It is to persuade the reader that the idea is important matter.

Generic structures:
1. Thesis: Introducing the topic and indicating the writer’s position
2. Argument 1: Explaining the argument to support the writer’s position
3. Argument 2: Explaining the other arguments support the writer’s position more
4. Reiteration: Restating the writer’s position

Language Features of Analytical Exposition:
1. Using relational process
2. Using internal conjunction
3. Using causal conjunction
4. Using Simple Present Tense

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Discussion text

What is Discussion text?
It is a text which present a problematic discourse. This problem will be discussed from different viewpoints. Discussion is commonly found in philosophical, historic, and social text.

Generic Structure of Discussion text:
* Statement of issue; stating the issue which is to discussed
* List of supporting points; presenting the point in in supporting the presented issue
* List of contrastive point; presenting other points which disagree to the supporting point
* Recommendation; stating the writer' recommendation of the discourse

Language Feature of Discussion text:
* Introducing category or generic participant
* Using thinking verb; feel, hope, believe, etc
* Using additive, contrastive, and causal connection; similarly, on the hand, however, etc
* Using modalities; must, should, could, may, etc
* Using adverbial of manner; deliberately, hopefully, etc

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Explanation text

What is Explanation text?
a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. Explanation text is to say 'why' and 'how' of the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science, geography and history text books.

Generic structure of Explanation text?
* General statement; stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained.
* Sequenced explanation; stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena.

Language Feature:
* Featuring generic participant; sun, rain, etc
* Using chronological connection; to begin with, next, etc
* Using passive voice pattern
* Using simple present tense

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Narrative Text

What is Narrative text?
It is A text that tells a story

What is the generic structure of Narrative text?
The most common structure is:
* an opening that establishes setting and introduces characters;
* a complication and resulting events;
* a resolution/ending.

Text type of Narrative text:
* Mystery
* Adventure
* fantasy
* Science fiction
* historical fiction

The purpose of Narrative text:
The essential purpose of narrative is to tell a story, but the detailed purpose may vary according to genre. For example, the purpose of a myth is often to explain a natural phenomenon and a legend is often intended to pass on cultural traditions or beliefs.

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