NEWS ITEM Part 1,2,3
Name : Tarisa Nur Aida (33) Class : XII IPS 1 Hello All... The assignment of today is about News Item, so lets work on it... Definition News item text is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important. Purpose – 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 1. Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in summary form. 2. Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance 3. Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event Language Features News Item – Focusing on circumstances (using a simple language in writing the text) – Using saying verbs: “….”, She said, informed, told, reported. – Sometimes at the beginning ...