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TEXTS IN WRITING

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TYPE OF TEXT IN WRITING
Writing???? If we hear this word, we think that we share our opinion, creativity in word and sentence. That’s right. There are many texts that can be written like narrative, report, spoof, etc. So, know I will give you short explanation about kinds of text.
1.      RECOUNT
DEFINITION:
Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose is either to inform or to entertain the audience.
GENERIC STRUCTURE:
1.      Orientation            : introducing the participant, place, and time. (tells who was involved, what happened, where the event took place, and when it happened)
2.      Events                   : Describing series of event that happened in the past (tell what happened in what sequence).
3.      Re-orientation       : it is optional. Consist of ending of the story or comment of the writer to the story.
LANGUAGE FEATURE:
EXAMPLE:

ORIENTATION

 



EVENTS




RE-ORIENTATION
My Adolescence

I had my adolescence when I was thirteen.

It started with acne that showed up on my face. It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play with friends.

Fortunately, my Mum gave me a good medicine. In three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although those showed some black spots in my face.

That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good experience too
2.      DESCRIPTIVE
DEFINITION & PURPOSE:
Descriptive text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like and to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.
GENERIC STRUCTURE:
1.      Identification        : identifies phenomenon to be described
2.      Description            :  Describes parts, qualities, characteristics, etc.
LANGUAGE FEATURES:
1.      Using simple present tense
2.      Focus on specific participant
3.      Using action verbs
4.      Using adjective to describe noun
5.      The use of degree comparison
EXAMPLE:
TEXT 1




IDENTIFICATION

 








DESCRIPTION
My Mother

My mother is a beautiful person. She is not tall but not short, and she has curly hair and brown. Her eyes color are like honey and her color skin color light brown, and she has a beautiful smile. Her weight likes 120 lbs.

She is a very kind person. She is very lovely, friendly, patient, and she loves to help people. I love my mom, because she is a good example to me. She loves being in the Church, and she loves sing and dance too.

She is a very good child, wife and mother. She always takes care of her family. She likes her house to be clean and organized. She a very organized person, and all things in the house are in the right place. She doesn't like messes.

She always has a smile on her face. She is so sweet and lovely. I like when I am going to sleep or went I wake up or when I am going to go to some places, she always give me a kiss, and when the family have a problem she always be with us to helps us and to give us all her love.
TEXT 2




IDENTIFICATION

 





DESCRIPTION
Monument National

The National Monument (or Monument Nasional) is a 132 meters tower in the center of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It symbolizes the fight for Indonesia’s independence. The monument consist of a 117,7 m obelisk on a 45 m square platform at a height of 17 m.

The towering monument symbolizes the philosophy of Lingga and Yoni. Lingga resembles, rice pestle (alu) and Yoni resembles a mortar rice (lesung), two important items in Indonesian agricultural tradition.

The construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Soekarno and the monument was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil. The monument and museum is opened daily from 08.00 – 15.00 every day throughout the week, except for the last Monday of the month the monument is closed.

3.      PROCEDURE
DEFINITION & PURPOSE:
The purpose procedural text is to tell the reader how to do or make something. The information is presented in a logical sequence of events which is broken up into small sequenced steps. The most common example of a procedural text is a recipe.
GENERIC STRUCTURE:
1)      Goal/aim ( or title)
Goal is title of the text.
2)      Materials (not required for all procedural texts
Materials is the tool or anything which needed in the process in the steps
3)      Steps (the actions that must be taken)
Step is ways, methods, or what you should do.
LANGUAGE FEATURES:
1.      Using simple present tense
2.      Use command: put the noodles…, cut the chilly…, wash the tomatoes…, etc.
3.      Using chronological connection: then, first, second, third, finally, etc.
EXAMPLE:

GOAL

MATERIAL






STEP

 How To Make Egg and Lemon Soup

Materials:
  • 3 pints chicken stock
  • juice of 2 lemon
  • 3 oz rice
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 eggs, well beaten
step:
  1. Put stock into a pan and heat until boiling.
  2. Add rice and cook on low heat for fifteen minutes.
  3. Mix together egg and lemon juice.
  4. Add three tablespoons of stock to the mixture and stir.
  5. Stir this mixture into the remaining stock in pan.
  6. Add a little of salt and pepper.
  7. Cook gently for three minutes.

4.      REPORT
DEFINITION
Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analysis

GENERIC STRUCTURE
1. General classification: Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place, plant, etc which will be discussed in general
2. Description: Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part per part , customs or deed for living creature and usage for materials

LANGUAGE FEATURE
• Introducing group or general aspect
• Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc
• Using simple present tense

EXAMPLE



GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

 










DESCRIPTION

Thanksgiving day

Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a celebration of harvest, thankfulness for peace, and the attempt of Native Americans. It is usually celebrated in late autumn. 

In the past, Thanksgiving was celebrated for their rich harvest in New England. In North America, however, it was originally held to thank God for their survival in the new land which was not easy for them. However, in Canada, it had been celebrated as in New England. Thanksgiving now is celebrated in United States of America and in Canada. Thanksgiving festivals are held every fourth Thursday of November in the U.S and on the second Monday of October in Canada. It is usually celebrated in four to five days in the North America and for three days in Canada.

It is celebrated through families and friends gathering to eat and give good luck. Turkey is the main dish in the thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving parades are also usually held. In Thanksgiving homes are decorated with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers. Lamps are lighted to brighten the environment. Tables are decorated with best china and antique silver dishes to mark the occasion.


5.      NARRATIVE
DEFINITION:
A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain the readers.
GENERIC STRUCTURE:
1.      Orientation: It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced. (Sets the scene: where and when the story happened and introduces the participants of the story: who and what is involved in the story.)
2.      Complication: Where the problems in the story developed. (Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participants.)
3.      Resolution:  Where the problems in the story is solved. (The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic) ending)
4.      Re-orientation/Coda: This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists of  a  moral  lesson,  advice  or  teaching  from  the writer
LANGUAGE FEATURES:
1.      A narrative focuses on specific participants.
2.      There are many action verbs
3.      Direct and indirect speeches are often used
4.      It usually uses Past Tense
5.      There are sometimes some dialog and the tense can change
6.      Descriptive language is used to create listener’s or reader’s imagination
7.      Temporal conjunctions are also used.

EXAMPLE:




ORIENTATION




COMPLICATION



RESOLUTION



RE-ORIENTATION/
CODA
The Legend of Surabaya

The Legend of Surabaya A long time ago in East Java there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was a shark and Baya was a crocodile. Actually they were friend, but when they were hungry, they were very greedy and did not want to share their food. They fought for it and never stop.
One day Sura and Baya were looking some food, but they did not want to share and they fought again. After several hours Sura and Baya had plan to stop their fought, Sura live and look for food in sea, and Baya live and look for food on land.
But one day, Sura went to the land and look for food in the river. Baya was angry when he knew that Sura was broke the promise. Than Sura and Baya fought again and finally Sura was gave up and he went back to the sea.
People then always talked about the fought between Sura and Baya. They named the place of the fought as Surabaya, it’s from Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile. People also put their fought as the symbol as Surabaya City.


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