CHAPTER 4

NEWS ITEM TEXT

 DEFINITION
News item text is a text which
informs readers about events of the
day.

Communicative Purpose:
To inform readers about the important event
of the day

Language Features:
1. Focusing on circumstances (keadaan/
situasi)
2. Using material process
(Take a look on page 70, Erlangga 2018)
 Newsworthy event/ Main event:
Generic Structure: Part of text which tells readers about the main idea or
• Newsworthy event the main topic of the text.
• Background event
Background event:
• Source
Part of text which tells readers about the
(Take a look on page 70, Erlangga 2018)
background of the event. It consists of the event’s
place, time, people, etc.
Source:
Part of text which tells readers about the experts’ or
witnesses’ comments on the event.
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