News Item Part 1 - 3

 

Some English experts define news item text as follows:

“News items is a text that informs the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.”

News item text is a text that informs readers about newsworthy or important daily events. Newsworthy which means worthy to be reported, so not all events / events can be reported. Only important events or events are newsworthy. If the event/event is not important then it is not worthy to be reported and known to many people.

The Purpose of News Item Text

The purpose of news items text is to inform readers about daily events that are newsworthy or important. And the events that are reported are usually the latest events or events.

Generic Structure

Similar to other types of English text, such as narrative text, recount text, or procedure text, news item text also has a general structure or structure or is called a generic structure. The generic structure of news item text is as follows:

1. Main Event/Newsworthy Event: is the main story, the part that tells a summary of an important event or event that occurred.

2. Background Event/Elaboration: tells in detail the background of events or events that occurred, who was involved, where and how the events occurred.

3. Source: the last part of the news item text structure, is a news source that can be in the form of statements from sources, witness comments, expert opinions, or statements from related parties from an event.

Language Features News Item Text

In every English text of the type of News Item Text, there are linguistic characteristics such as the following:

1. Brief information contained in the headline

2. Focus on the incident

3. Using action verbs

4. Using material processes

Example of News Item

Seven Killed in Accident on Jalan Sultan

Newsworthy Event

Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car and a truck at 10:35 p.m. on Jalan Sultan last night.

Background Event

The dead were all passengers in the car. Police believe the car may have been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car may not have been using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.

Sources

The police said the car should not have been trying to pass the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police reported that the car–a small Japanese car–should not have been carrying more than five people. The names of the victims are not yet known.

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Explanation Text Part 3

TIPS FOR WRITING A GREAT EXPLANATION TEXT

1. Assume your readers are not as knowledgeable on the topic as you are. This means you will have to briefly explain your topic before getting into the body.

2. Use an imagination title that will encourage the reader to continue, such as ‘Why do spiders need eight legs?”

3. Use correct scientific and technical terms.

4. Find or create some labeled diagrams if possible.

5. Use paragraphs effectively. Each new element of your explanation text should start with a new paragraph. Be sure to check out our own complete guide to writing perfect paragraphs here.

6. Explanation texts are always written in present tense and from a third-person perspective.

7. You may offer some form of question or comment around your findings in the conclusion only. The rest of your report should be constructed purely of facts and evidence.

8. If you use specific terminology you might need a glossary

Example of Explanation Text

Let's immediately see an example of writing from this type of text.

How Does Rain Happen

We all know that rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, providing suitable conditions for diverse ecosystems. Rain is water that descends from the sky through several processes until the rain occurs. Do you know how does rain happens?

The phenomenon of rain is actually a water circle. The concept of a water circle includes the sun heating the Earth's water surface and causing the water surface to evaporate. Earth's water includes water from lakes, rivers, and oceans. Then, the water vapor experiences condensation and becomes condensed vapor. Condensed vapor is formed from droplets so that when the air temperature is higher, it makes the droplets gather, condensed, and formed into clouds. The presence of winds helps clouds move and gather in other places that have lower temperatures. At that time, the droplets become heavier and unstoppable and cause the droplets to fall so that there is rain.

If the droplets drop in an area with very cold temperatures, the droplets will drop as snow. However, not all rain reaches the surface. Some evaporate while falling through dry air. This is called Virga, a phenomenon that is often seen in hot, dry desert regions.

 

Explanation Text Part 2

Explanation Text Structure

Reporting from Literacy Ideas, the structure of this text is:

1. Titles

Every article must have a title and the type of explanation text is no exception.

For titles with this type of text, you don't need to beat around the bush.

You only need to provide a title that matches the content of the article such as “What causes a Tsunami?”, “Why are our rain forests disappearing?” or “The process of making aluminum”.

2. Opening Statement

The purpose of writing with the type of explanation text, of course, is to provide valid information and facts for the readers.

Therefore, you really need to include a strong opening statement in your writing and if you can, you must include evidence such as journals or articles that have been verified.

In the opening statement, you can also write down the identification of the process to be explained.

Focus on the process of a phenomenon that you want to explain and avoid too much to include the small things involved in a phenomenon.

3. Sequencing

In creating an article, write it in the form of short paragraphs and divide it into several parts.

Do not let the reader dizzy to read paragraphs that are too long. Also use the relationship by inserting the cause and effect of a phenomenon or event.

4. Conclusion

If everything has been discussed, don't forget to write down the conclusions or conclusions from the information you provide.

This way your writing will be considered more valid.

5. Visuals

In explaining a process, usually you will need visuals such as pictures, photos, diagrams, and so on to clarify the content of the writing.

You can also insert videos to make your writing more informative.

Characteristics of Explanation Text

So that you are not confused, there are several special characteristics of explanation text that distinguish it from other types of writing.

1. Because this type of writing discusses facts, the tense used is the simple present tense.

2. The use of action verbs which are verbs used to describe an action that is taking place. For example: do, make, create, and so on.

3. Writing in this type of text uses passive voice which aims to emphasize the focus on the happenings rather than the subject.

4. Using noun phrases.

5. Using technical terms. Technical Terms are technical terms that are in accordance with the contents of the articles discussed.

6. Using chronological conjunctions such as “next”, “first”, “then”, “to begin with”, and others.

 

Explanation Text Part 1

 

Definition of Explanatory Text

Explanation text is one type of text in English that describes a process.

Talking about process, this text is almost the same as procedure text.

However, if procedure text describes how to do something (process), this text explains how a process occurs.

That way, we can know that the explanatory text serves to provide information through a detailed explanation of a phenomenon that occurs.

In a book called “Exploring How Texts Work” written by Beverly Darewianka, this type of text discusses the answer to the question “Why is that?” and also “How does it work”.

So that the writing made with explanatory text must be detailed and can answer the questions of the readers.

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