individual task, March 18 2014

Well, let's we talk about Narrative, Descriptive and Expository text :)

• Narrative text

Narrative text is a kind of text which contain about story fiction-non fiction, fables, tales-folktales, mthys, epic and consist of climax of the story (complication) followed by the resolution.

The purpose of narrative text is to amuse, entertain and deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways.

Generic structure :
1. Orientation
2. Complication
3. Resolution

example :

Once upon a time , there were two animals , Sura and Baya name . Sura is the name of the Beast is the Beast shark and Baya the crocodile . They live in the deep sea . After Sura and Baya were looking for some food . Suddenly, Baya see a nice goat . " Yummy is good , this is the most delicious lunch , " said Baya . ' No way ! This is my lunch . You greedy " Sura said . Later they fought for goats . After several hours of fighting, they were very tired . Feels tired of fighting , they live in different places . Sura Baya live in the water and stay in the country.

Border is the beach , so they do not will fight again . Someday , Sura went to the ground and look for some food in the river . he was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea . Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke a promise . they fight again . They both punching and kicking . tail Sura Baya fight . Baya did the same thing to Sura . He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up and returned to the sea . Baya happy . named his final city of Surabaya .

• Descriptive text

Descriptive text is text which presents information about something specifically.

The purpose of descriptive text is to describe a particular person, place, or thing specifically.

Generic structure :

1. Identification (identifying the phenomenon to be described)
2. Description (describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, or/and characteristics)


Language feature :
1. Using attributive and identifying process
2. Using adjective and classifiers in nominal group
3. Using simple present tense


Example :

Monas National Monument is a 132-meter tower in the center of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, is the capital of the state. It symbolizes the struggle for Indonesian independence of our country. The monument consists of a 117.7 m obelisk on a 45m square platform at a height of 17 m. Towering monument symbolizes the philosophy of Lingga and Yoni. Resembles a phallus, or pestle mortar pestle and Yoni resembles rice or mortar, two important things in the tradition of Indonesian agriculture. Construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Sukarno, the first president of the us and the monument was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil, and now the monument calls.

• Expository text

Expository text is a text which tell about facts and an event are how to do something.

The purpose of expository text is to inform or to describe something.

Generic Structure :

1. Thesis
2. Arguments
3. Recommendation 

Example :

Whether award or punishment can give an influence to me when I study. I will be motivated to learn more one lesson when there’s an award to my result. On the contrary, I will be down, even I will hate the lesson, when there is a kind of punishment.


For example, when I was in senior high school, I got a really great mark for my English exam and my teacher gave me some compliments and invited me to be the member of English Club in my school (I consider it is a kind of award). Then, I became more enthusiastic to learn more and more. While in Biology, the teacher often gave some punishment to the students who came late or got a bad mark by giving so many assignments and saying something unpleasant to hear. So, I do not like biology lesson and not really understand the material until now.

In conclusion, I learn more when I am awarded because I feel appreciated and I learn less when I am punished because I feel that my hard work is useless.