Tiype of text narativ reding

Anderson and Anderson (2003) explain that narrative is a text that tells a story and, in doing so,

entertains the audience. It has character, setting, and action. The characters, the setting, and the

problem of the narrative are usually introduced in the beginning. The problem reaches its high

point in the middle. The ending resolves the problem.

According to Celce and Murcia (2000) defined that narrative text is structured round the
chronological development of events and is contered on a person or hero. Consequently, “A narrative
text is usually personalized or individualized tells about the events related to the person or persons
involved.”

Mark Anderson and Kathy (1997) stated that narrative text are usually told by a story teller. To make
it interesting, a good story must have interesting content. It can make the reader enthusiastic to the

story.

news text

According to Sudarwati and Grace (2007) news texts are texts used to inform readers, listeners, or
viewers, about today's events that are considered newsworthy or newsworthy.readers, listeners, or
viewers, about today's events that are considered newsworthy or important.

important.

Gerot and Wignell (1995) state that the social function of news texts is to inform readers, listeners,
or viewers about today's events that are considered newsworthy or important.considered
newsworthy or important.

Moreover, Priyana, Riandi, and Mumpuni (2008) state that the generic structure of news item is
divided into three parts. The first part is newsworthy events that consists of recount of event in
summary form. The second parts is background events. This part includes the elaboration of what
happened, to whom and in what circumtances experts on the event . The last part is source that
consists of comments by participants, witnesses and authorities experts on the event. Beside that,
there are some language features of news item text
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