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English assignment, class 12 IPS 4

GROUP 1
MEMBER’S NAME:
1.DHANI ALAMSYAH
2 .ROBERTUS
3 .FEBRI
4 .HERI
Definition & General Function

Generic Structure

La n g u a n g e Fe a t u r e s

Example
De fin it io n & Ge n e r a l
Fu n ct io n
● DefinitionNews

● item is a text which informs readers

● about events of the day. The events are
● considered newsworthy or important.

● General Function

● It is used to report to the readers, listeners or

● viewers about events of the day which are
● considered newsworthy or important.
Ge n e r ic St r u ct u r e

● Summa ry of e ve nts : e la b ora te wha t ha p p e ne d ,

towhom, in wha t
s itua tion/c irc ums ta nc e s (b a c kg round ,p a rtic ip a nt,
time , p la c e )

● Quote s /re s ourc e of informa tion: the e xa c t word s tha t

p e op le ha ve s a id or writte n iHe a d line /ma ine ve nt: the
title of the ne ws
● n the ne ws
La n g u a g e Fe a t u r e s

● Short, te le g ra p hic informa tion a b out s tory

c a p ture d inhe a d line .

● Us e of ma te ria l p roc e s s e s /a c tion ve rb s to re te ll

the s tory or e ve nt.

● Use of project ing verbal processes in “ Source”

st age.

● e.g. t he police said…; t he w it ness t hought …).

● Us ing a d ve rb like : b a d ly injure d , the mos t

b e a utifulb rid e in the world .
 Ex a m p le

w h at Wh o Wh er e
About conflagration Information from Mr.Agus At EastTarakan

Wh en Wh y H ow
This Morning at 04. 30 AM Because electric al short An electric al short circuit
circuit caused the fire
Dr a ft

● Ab out Confla g ra tion

● At Ea s t ta ra ka n

● This Morning a t 0 4 .3 0 AM

● Informa tion from Mr.Ag us

● Be c a us e e le c tric a ls hort c irc uit

● An e le c tric a ls hort c irc uit c a us e d the fire .

Pre d ic te d tha t the fire orig ina te d from a hous e a b a nd one d b y
its owne rs while a ll the lig hts we re ke p t turne d on.
 Ne w s It e m T e x t
● CONFLAGRATION(Headline/mainevent)Summary of eventsAn electrical short circuit caused
the fire of 1 house in East Tarakan.Predicted that the fire originated from a
house abandoned by its owners while all thelights were kept turned on. The fire happened
around 04:30 AM.A resident who would go to mosque to take a Subuhprayer saw the fire
had beenenlarged at home of H. Ocha, the owner. He then quickly knocked and woke
thehomeowners who lived surround that fired house and then equally put out the
fire.Fortunately, 30 minutes later the fire department came and helped them putting outthe
fire.Quotes/resourceof information
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