News Item Text ( Materi kelas 12 )

NEWS ITEM TEXT

 Definition of News Item

•News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.

•It means if there is an important event that should be known by many people, then this event deserves news. Well, the news text is called the news item text. However, if there are events that people do not deserve, then they are not definitely worth to be news.

 Purpose of News Item

– To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day

– To present information the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day

 Generic Structure of News Item

•Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in summary form.

•Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance.

•Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event.


Language Features

•Information on the use of headlines

•The use of action verbs

   ( e.g : left, throwing, thought )

•The use saying verbs

   ( e.g : spoke, told, replied )

•The use of passive sentences

   ( e.g : Nowadays, black kites are protected )

•The use of adverb is passive sentences

   ( e.g : She was admired greatly )

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