Generic Structure of The Texts

Narrative : To entertain the readers with a story

• Orientatin (pengenalan tokoh & setting)
• Complication (masalah)
• Resolution (penyelesaian)
• Re-orientation (jika ada episode selanjutnya)

Recount : To retell someone's experience

• Orientation (pengenalan tokoh & setting)
• Event 1 
• Event 2
• Event 3

Anecdote : To amuse the readers with the funny story 

• Abstract (gambaran umum)
• Orientation (pengenalan tokoh & setting)
• Crisis (masalah)
• Reaction to the crisis (tindakan terhadap masalah)
• Closing 

Spoof : To amuse the readers with the funny story (mirip dengan anecdote)

• Orientation (pengenalan tokoh & setting)
• Event 1
• Event 2
• Twist (pengecohan di akhir cerita)

News item : To inform about newsworthy events

• Newsworthy event (kejadian yang patut diberiktakan)
• Background (latar belakang)
• Sources (nara sumber)

Descriptve : To describe a particular thing

• Identification (objek yang akan dideskripsikan)
• Description

Report : To describe the way things are

• General classification (pengklasifikasian objek yang akan dideskripsikan)
• Description

Procedure : To explain / describe how to something is accomplished in a sequence

• Goal (Judul)
• Ingredients / Materials
• Steps (langkah-langkah)

 Rxplanation : To explain how something happened

• General Statement (penjelasan umum / pembukaan)
• Explanation (penjelasan proses)
• Closing (penutup / kesimpulan)

Discussion : To present two points of view

• Thesis (Issu, gosip, pernyataan, dll)
• Arguments for points (pendapat yg mendukung)
• Arguments against the points (pendapat negative)
• Conclusion

Analytical exposition : To persuade the readers what should / should not to do

• Thesis (permasalahan, isu)
• Argument :

1. Point (pendapat utama)
2. Elaboration (pengembangan dari pendapat utama)

• Conclution (kesimpulan)

Hortatory exposition : To persuade the readers that something is in the case 

• Thesis (permasalahan, isu)
• Argument :

1. Point (pendapat utama)
2. Elaboration (pengembangan dari pendapat utama)

• Recommendation (writer's opinion / saran)

Review : To criticize an art work

• Orientation 
• Interpretive recount (ringkasan alur)
• Evaluation (evaluasi / saran)

Dah selesai. maaf kalo sedikit bingung, karena saya juga bingung.

Source : lembaran dari tempat les