Hallo everybody.

Do you ever discuss??? Huh, I’m sure my friends must be familiar with the discussion, and often
do it. We often discuss to find a solution of a problem faced. In the discussion, of course there
are pros and cons. Because the discussion is actually to get consensus or agreement from others.
We do discussion not only in the world of education, but we also often discuss for small things
like asking for opinions. Well, actually one of English genre of text that is Discussion Text
brings the same discourse as when we discuss something.

When we discuss about a matter, of course in our discussion there are various arguments /
opinions. Likewise in Discussion Text, this text has two different opinions; one, agreeable
opinion and, two, disagreeable opinions. Therefore we must have a broad view of a problem if
we want to make a discussion text.

For more details, let’s one by one discuss what we should understand in studying Discussion
Text.

Definition of Discussion Text

Discussion is a process of finding common ground between two different thoughts, views or
opinions. And discussion text can be defined 

Discussion text is a text which presents a problematic discourse. This problem will be discussed
from different viewpoints. Discussion is commonly found in philosophical, historic, and social
text. In other word, Discussion is a kind of genre used to present (at least) two points of view
about an issue.

General structure of Discussion Text

– Issue : stating the issue which is to discussed

– Argument pro : presenting the point in in supporting the presented issue
– Argument cons : presenting other points which disagree to the supporting point
– Conclusion / recommendation : stating the writer’ recommendation of the discourse

Purpose of Discussion text

– To present two points of view about issue or problem.

– To present arguments from differing points of view about issue or problem..

Language feature of Discussion text

– Introducing category or generic participant

– Using thinking verb; feel, hope, believe, etc
– Using contrastive conjunction; however, on the other hand, but, in other side, although, etc
– Using modalities; must, should, could, may, etc
– Using adverbial of manner; deliberately, hopefully, etc
– Simple present

Example of Discussion Text about Internet Technology

 The Impact of the Internet for Students

Internet has helped many people in all elements of life that the internet has contributed fully in
social life. With internet, we can do anything, both the positive and negative things. As a
medium of communication, internet can be used to communicate with other users worldwide.

Internet presence provides positive benefits for the world of information, but it also has many
negative influences. Many students gain knowledge with the help of internet. In fact, school
assignments are now noticeably easier to find on the internet. It is undeniable that internet gives
effect to students. There is a positive effect, but there is also a negative influence of internet. It is
just like a coin with two sides, depending on how we deal with it.

Many positive benefits that can be obtained by students from the internet if it is used wisely.
However, there are also negative effects caused by internet. Here are some of the negative
influences of the internet. Some news, both television and newspapers spread their child
abduction or runaway cases of minors who are started from friendship or social networking sites
on the internet. The nature of a child who easily trusts anyone allows that to happen.

Pornography is the negative influence of other internet. Not only adults who visit forbidden sites,
but many students are considered frequent visitors to sites that contain pornographic images or
stories. This of course is a very unfortunate situation. Addiction to online games that hit the
students is also a negative influence of the internet. Addiction and dependency can make the
students run out of time and energy to play. As a result, students’ achievement will decrease.

To counteract the negative effects of internet on the students, there are some things that must be
done. One of them is parents have to always accompany their children when they’re accessing
the internet. This is to ensure that children have access to the right site. Do not let children
engrossed in playing internet, while the parents do not know the whereabouts of the children. If
the internet facility is available at home, place the facility in a shared room. This is to facilitate
parents supervising the children. If you have to use the facilities at the internet cafe, help the
children to choose the “healthy” cafe. It would be wise, if you know the owner and the clerk
there. This is to make it easier to supervise the children. The last, give the children a good
understanding about the positive and negative effects of the Internet for them. Thus, you are
already complete with castle defense.

It is hoped all parties, including parents, teachers, government and students jointly prevent
negative impacts arising from the internet. The government is expected to block sites that are not
good. Parents are also expected to pay more attention to their children so that children can
continue to be monitored and not fall into things that are not good