English Project (XII)

  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. Generic Structure of News Item There are three important things in news item text: # 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. – To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the da...

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. Generic Structure of News Item There are three important things in news item text: # 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. – To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events o...

  The following text is for number 1-3! Tsunami occurs when major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock pushes water above it like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of the earth crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land. A tsunami washes ashore with oftendisastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning and damage to property. A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is generated by a disturbance along the ocean floor. This disturbance can be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast traveling wave grows very large.   1.        Tsuna...

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. An explanation text tells your audience how something works or why something happens. Explanations detail and logically describe the stages in a process, such as the water cycle, or how a steam engine works.  Other examples could be how a law is made, or why we blink when we sneeze. There are three types of explanations : Sequential – These detail the stages in an event eg: how a caterpillar turns into a moth. Causal - Details what causes the change from one stage to the next is: How a president is elected. Theoretical - Details the possible phenomena behind a natural or created process that is not fully understood. eg What caused the Nazi's to lose World War II. Factorial and consequential explan...

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. An explanation text tells your audience how something works or why something happens. Explanations detail and logically describe the stages in a process, such as the water cycle, or how a steam engine works.  Other examples could be how a law is made, or why we blink when we sneeze. There are three types of explanations : Sequential – These detail the stages in an event eg: how a caterpillar turns into a moth. Causal - Details what causes the change from one stage to the next is: How a president is elected. Theoretical - Details the possible phenomena behind a natural or created process that is not fully understood. eg What caused the Nazi's to lose World War II. Factorial and consequential explan...