English Text

News Item

1.      Social Function

News item is a text roomates Informs readers about events of the day. The events are newsworthy or important Considered.

2.      Generic shows at

a.       Main Event / Newsworthy Event

            Introducing the information of the WHO, WHERE, and WHEN of the event.

b.      Background Events

Explaning the background on WHY and HOW the event happened / what happened, TO Whom, in WHAT circumstance.

c.       Sources

Comment by of participants, It can be the agents / victims, the witness, the police, or authorities of the event.

3.      Language Features

a.       Information on the use of headlines.

b.      Focus on circumstances

c.       Using material process / action verb. (eg: hit, attack, and went)

d.      The use of passive sentence. (eg: Japan was bit by the Tsunami in 2011)

e.       Use of projecting verbal processes / saying verb  in the source stage. (eg: said, added, and claimed)

f.       The use of an adverb in passive sentence. (eg: MSS has got progressively worse)

4.      Examples

a.       Example 1

Man Jailed for Striking RI Maid News worthy Event SINGAPORE: a supervisor was jailed for two months for repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on the head and back with a television remote control, a news report said on Thursday. Background Event 1 Mohammed Shaffiq Woon Abdullah admitted in a Singapore court he physically abused the woman on Several occasions between June and October 2002, the Straits Times said. Event 2 The magistrate's court heard that Shafiq, 31, Began striking Winarti, 22, about a month after she started working for him. Event 2 He hit her on the head with the TV set's remote control Because he was unhappy with her ​​work. On one occasion, he punched her on the back after accusing her of daydreaming Source SS Dhillon, Shafiq's lawyer, said his client lost his "better sense" when he SAW is daughter's face covered as she lay in bed. He said his client thought the maid had put the child in danger. DPA