BAHAN AJAR

Nama Sekolah : SMP Negeri 1 Tanah Tumbuh

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas/ Semester : 7/ 1
Materi Pokok : Descriptive Text

A. Definition
What is the definition of descriptive text? Where can you usually find such texts?
Do you think descriptive texts are in spoken or written forms?
B. Social Function
o To give information about a particular entity by describing its features, history, and
special characteristics.
o To give information about things by describing physical attributes, behaviors, uses,
etc.
C. Generic Structure
The generic structure of this text consists of:
o Identification or general statements. It introduces or identifies specific object (a
person).
o Descriptions: The parts of a text describe the object characteristics, appearances,
personality, habits or qualities (Derewianka, 2004; Butt et.al., 2000; Gerot &
Wignell, 1994; Knapp and Watkins, 2005, p. 149; Emilia & Christie, 2013)

Generic Structure Function

Identification Identifies phenomenon to be

described
Description Describes or explains personality,
qualities, or characteristics
Tahap 1 Orientasi siswa pada masalah
Task 1: Watch videos below and answer the following questions!
Video 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgqFsUAuP24
Video 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkwcvqqEO3E
After you watch the videos, answer the following questions:
1. What do you think about this video?
2. What information can you get from this video?
3. If we want to tell others about someone, what things should we
mention?
4. What physical appearance do we express when we want to
describe someone?
5. When we want to describe someone about his/her personality,
what personality should we tell?
Tahap 2: Mengorganisasi siswa untuk belajar
Task 2: Pay attention to the text below to do task 2
Together with your group members, choose one of the following pictures. After that, identify the
pictures based on their physical appearance, personality, hobby, and age !
(Teacher’s task: The teacher makes sure each member understands their respective
duties.)

1. Sa’adiah/58 tahun/Kepala Sekolah/Tegas/suka membaca

2. Rola Sakti Sulastri/35 tahun/Staf TU/ramah/suka bermain voli

 3, Salbiati/28 tahun/guru Seni Budaya/periang/suka menyanyi

4. Ziko Davitra/33 tahun/guru IPA/suka bergaul/ suka bermain tenis meja

 5.Khairul Nisa/26 tahun/guru Matematika/ramah/ suka traveling

Tahap 3: Membimbing penyelidikan secara individu/Kelompok

Task 3: Fill the table below to make you easier to describe the picture that you have already
chose

(Teacher’s task: The teacher monitors the involvement of students in collecting

data/materials during the investigation process.)

PHYSICAL PERSONALITY HIS/HER AGE HIS/HER

APPEARANCE HOBBY

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Tahap 4: Mengembangkan dan menyajikan hasil Karya

Task 4: Pay attention to the picture to help you in discussion

a. Each group discuss the materials.

b. Every students can give opinion and questions to the group discussion.

(Teacher’s Task: The teacher monitors the discussion and guides the preparation of
reports so that each work group ready to be presented.)
Tahap 5: Menganalisis dan mengevaluasi proses pemecahan masalah
Task 5:

a. The teacher guides the presentation and encourages the group to give appreciation and
input to other groups.
b. The teacher and students conclude the material.

1. Definition
Descriptive text is a text that describes something. For example, describing people,
animals or an object in terms of shape, characteristics, number and so on. Descriptive
text also aims to explain, describe or reveal a person or thing.
 2. Generic Structure
a. Identification
The identification section contains an introduction and an overview of a topic.
Identification serves as an introduction to what we are describing.
b. Description
Pada bagian description berisi ciri-ciri khusus atau sifat-sifat yang terdapat dalam
benda, orang, atau binatang yang sedang kamu jelaskan.
3. Language Features
a. Menggunakan Simple Present Tense.
b. Using a lot of adjectives.
c. Descriptive text only focuses on explaining one object

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