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WHAT IS A DESCRIPTIVE TEXT? A descriptive text usually focuses on describing a single location, object, event, person, or place. It endeavors to engage all five of the reader’s senses to evoke the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feel of the text’s subject. As with all genres of writing, we can guide our students on how to best organize and structure a descriptive text effectively. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at how to choose a topic for a descriptive text, prepare an outline, and ultimately produce a well-written descriptive text. Example: Peter is the youngest in our family. He is fourteen years old and four years younger than me. He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a friendly smile. Sometimes he is rather naughty at home, but he usually does what he is asked to do. Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school, he plays football and tennis. He is the best badminton player in our family. (sumber: pegangan guru untuk SMP/MTS oleh Bachtiar ...

Definition of Procedure Text There are three definition about procedure text : (1)Texts that explain how something works or how to use instruction / operation manuals e.g. how to use the video, the computer, the tape recorder, the photocopier, the fax. (2) Texts that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rules. (3) Texts that deal with human behavior, e.g how to live happily, how to succeed Generic Structure of Procedure Text # Goal : (e.g : How to make spaghetti) # Material or Ingredient : (e.g : the material to cook omelette are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc. ) # Step : (e.g : first, wash the tomatoes, onion, …., second cut the onions becomes slice. . . ) Purpose of Procedure Text – To explain/tell (the reader) how to make/operate/do something through a sequence of actions or steps. – To explain steps/instruction to make/operate/do something Language Feature of Procedure Text – Use adverbial of sequence /...

Definition of News Item News item text 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. 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 Purpose of News Item News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important. Or – To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day – To present information the readers abou...

Definition of Explanation Text Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. Explanation text is to say ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science, geography and history text books. Generic Structure of Explanation Text – General statement General statement; stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained. – Sequenced of explanation Sequenced explanation; stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena. Purpose of Explanation Text – Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena. – To explain how or why something happens. According to Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson (1997) says that the explanation text type is often used to tell how and why thing (phenomena) occur in nature. https://youtu.be/C4RAc8JtHt8

Recycling is a collection, processing, and reuse of materials that would otherwise be thrown away. Materials ranging from precious metals to broken glass, from old newspapers to plastic spoons, can be recycled. The recycling process reclaims the original material and uses it in new products. In general, using recycled materials to make new products costs less and requires less energy than using new materials. Recycling can also reduce pollution, either by reducing the demand for high-pollution alternatives or by minimizing the amount of pollution produced during the manufacturing process. Paper products that can be recycled include cardboard containers, wrapping paper, and office paper. The most commonly recycled paper product is newsprint. In newspaper recycling, old newspapers are collected and searched for contaminants such as plastic bags and aluminum foil. The paper goes to a processing plant where it is mixed with hot water and turned into pulp in a machine that works much like a...

21. “I can’t change the direction of the wind”. What does the sentence mean? a. We can follow the wind blows b. We can’t change the God’s will c. We need to change our wind blows d. We need someone to direct our ways e. We should follow the rule 22. What does the word adjust means in the caption? a. We can decide our ways b. We can arrange our plans c. We can make our ways d. We need someone to give advances e. We should appreciate our ways 23. The words Sails mean…. a. Our goal b. Our decision c. Our dream d. Our ways e. Our believing 24. How can we reach our destination based on the caption? a. We should sail over the sea b. We should know our destination c. We should organize our ways d. We can manage our dream e. We should determine our ways 25. What do you feel after reading the caption? a. Sad b. Get motivation c. Confused with the world d. Feel better in my life e. Settle the ways to reach dream

 caption is text that appears below an image. Most captions draw attention to something in the image that is not obvious, such as its relevance to the text. A caption may be a few words or several sentences. Writing good captions takes effort; along with the lead and section headings, captions are the most commonly read words in an article, so they should be succinct and informative. Not every image needs a caption; some are simply decorative. Relatively few may be genuinely self-explanatory. There are several criteria for a good caption. A good caption 1.clearly identifies the subject of the picture, without detailing the obvious; 2.is succinct; 3.establishes the picture's relevance to the article; 4.provides context for the picture; 5.draws the reader into the article.