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About Genre
NARATIF
To amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or various experience in different ways.
Generic structure
Orientation
Complication
Resolution
Coda
DESCRIPTION
To describe a particuler person, place or thing.
Generic Stucture
Identification
Description
PROCEDURE
To describe how something is accomplished through a sequance of action or step.
Generic Structure
Goal
Materials
Steps
SPOOF
To retell an event with a humorous twist.
Generic Structure
Orientation
Events 1
Events 1
Twist
RECOUNT
To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining.
Generic Structure
Orientation
Events
Reorientation
REVIEW
To critique an art work or event for a public audience.
Generic Structure
Orientation
Interpretative recount
Evaluation
Evaluative Summation
REPORT
To describe the way things are with reference to a range of natural man-made and social phenomena in our environment.
Generic Structure
General Clasification
Description
a. Part and their function
b. Qualities
c. Habit or behaviors
DISCUSSION
To present information and opinion about more than one side of an issue.
Generic structure
Opening statement presenting the issue
Arguments or evidence for different points of view (pros and cons)
Concluding recommendation
