NARRATIVE TEXT,DECRIPTIVE TEXT,EXPOSITORY TEXT

Ridho Mela Prasesti

1.       A. Narrative Text

Narrative text is text wich retells happen about something in the past.

B. Generic Structure

a. orientation

 It is about opening the paragraph,place and characteristic.

b. complication

where the ploblems happen and develop.

c. resolution

in this part is about problem solved

C. Language Features

a. using action verb; run,sleep, walk, etc

b. using simple past tense

c. using conjuction; when,then, suddenly, etc.

d. using specific time ; one day, once upon time, etc.

D. Example of narrative text

The Legend of Rawa Pening

Once upon a time, there was a little poor boy came into a little village. He was very hungry and weak. He knocked at every door and asked for some food, but nobody cared about him. Nobody wanted to help the little boy.

Finally, a generous woman helped him. She gave him shelter and a meal. When the boy wanted to leave, this old woman gave him a “lesung”, a big wooden mortar for pounding rice. She reminded him, “please remember, if there is a flood you must save yourself. Use this “lesung” as a boat”. The “lesung” was happy and thanked the old woman.The little boy continued his journey. While he was passing through the village, he saw many people gathering on the field. The boy came closer and saw a stick stuck in the ground. People challenged each other to pull out that stick. Everybody tried, but nobody succeeded. “Can I try?” asked the little boy. The crowd laughed mockingly. The boy wanted to try his luck so he stepped forward and pulled out the stick. He could do it very easily. Everybody was dumbfounded.

Suddenly, from the hole left by stick, water spouted out. It did not stop until it flooded the village. And no one was saved from the water except the little boy and the generous old woman who gave him shelter and meal. As she told him, he used the “lesung” as a boat and picked up the old woman. The whole village became a huge lake. It is now known as Rawa Pening Lake in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia.

2.      A. Descriptive Text

Descriptive test is text wich describe about place,person or thing.

B. Generic Structure

 1. identification : to describe the object.

2. description : to identify the quakity and the characteristic.

C. Language Features

1. using adverbs

2. using adjectives

3. using simple present tense

D. example of Descriptive text

My Mother

I think that my mother is beautiful person. Because she is tall,she has black hair and short. She has brown skin,pointed nose and slim body.

She is a kind person for her child and others. She is very friendly,patient and also loves to help the other people. I thik she is good example for me. She loves being in the mosque. She alwaystake cares of her family.

I love her.

3.      A. Expository Text

Expository text is text tells about the fact an event are how to do something.

B.      Generic structure

1.       Cause-Effect, examples include directions, science texts, explanations

2.       Chronology/Sequence, examples include recipe steps, history books, biographies

3.       Compare/Contrast, an example is a political speech; note that this text structure is sometimes referred to as Pro-Con, such as ideas for and against a topic

4.       Description/Categorization, an example is a newspaper article

5.      Problem-Solution, an example is medical information

6.      Position-Reason, examples include debates, persuading or informing an audience; note that this text structure is sometimes referred o as Pro-Con or Compare/Contrast