Report And Narrative

Report

Social funcation : to describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, manmade and social phenomena in our environment.
Generic Structure :

1. General Classification : introducing the thing that will be talked about.
2. Description                   : elaborating and reporting on the subject in detail.

Narrative

 Social funcation : to amuse, entertain and to deal with problematic events which lead  to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds a resolution.
Generic Structure :

1. Orientation    : containing plot and characters.
2. Evaluation     : evaluating the plight of the story.
3. Complication : crisis of story.
4. Resolution     : the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse.