Blog Literasi

  Part 1 Definition 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. Generic Structure Identification is an introduction, in the form of a general description of a topic.  Description contains special characteristics possessed by the object, place, or person being described. For example, characteristics, physical appearance, and other things that are written specifically. Characteristics Descriptive Text Verbs used are attribute verbs , such as be ( am , is , are ) The tense used is simple present tense Only focus on that one object. The depiction is done by involving the five senses. Give a picture of an object, place or atmosphere. Provide an explanation of the object being described. It has a purpose so as if the reader can come to hear, see, and feel what is described by the writer himself. T...

  Part 1 Definition Procedure text is a text that explains or helps us how to make or use something. Its social function is to describe how something is completely done through a sequence of steps. Communicative purpose of this text is to describe how something is made through a sequence of actions or steps. There are three generic structures in procedure text. 1. Goals 2. Material 3. Step or method 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 1. Use adverbial of sequence / Using temporal conjunction (e.g: first, second, third, the last) 2. Using adverbials (Adverbs) to express detail the time, place, manner accurate, for example, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc. 3. Use command / imperative sentence (e.g : put the noodles on the . . ., cut the onion. . ., wash the tomatoes. . . ) 4. Using action verbs, e.g...

  Part 1 Definition news item definition  is a text which inform readers about events of the day Structure and Language Characteristics 1. Main event This section is also known as newsworthy event. This section is the part that tells or contains news about the main events or events which are usually written in summary form (summary) 2. Background event This part, which is often referred to as Elaboration, is the part that tells the background of the event or incident, who was involved and the location of the incident. 3. Source The last part is the source, which tells about comments, witnesses to events, expert opinions, and so on regarding the events or events that are reported. Linguistic features of other text news items: Brief information contained in the headline Dominant uses saying verbs, such as reported, quoted, said, preached, and so on. Focus on an incident Generally use action verbs, which are verbs that show activity Often use auxiliary verbs that show time and pl...

  Part 1 Definition Explanation text is a piece of non-fiction writing explaining an action process or event in a detailed but simple way. It features numbered points, time connectives, pictures, diagrams, labels and captions to help the receiver understand the process of what’s being delivered. What are the Key Features of an Explanation Text? Explanation text is typically written in the present tense with formal to-the-point language that doesn’t deviate from the topic. It uses separate text with headings and subheadings to make the explanation text simple and easy to understand. Add pictures and diagrams with labels for visual learners. Any technical vocabulary used should fit into a glossary at the end to help with jargon. Numbered points that explain something step-by-step. 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. Language Features...

PART 1  DEFINITION   A caption is a short text above or below an image in a book, magazine, or newspaper that describes the image or explains what the person in it did or said. STRUCTURE: Opening Opening (pembuka) Usually an image is written in a larger size to attract the attention of the reader. Content Content (isi) contains concise information to explain the image. Closing Closing (penutup) usually in the form of additional information that has not been conveyed in the content. There are some types of caption text, here are some of them: 1. Cutline This caption mentions about who are the subjects in the picture or photos and what activity they do. 2. Identification bar The caption only mentions about subject in the picture 3. Summary Full explanation about subject, activity, time detail, location detail and why it’s happened. 4. Expanded Longer version of summary caption. This also include how the event occurred. 5. Quote Consist of someone’s word which has been quoted re...