Social Function : To describe a particular person, place or thing( Mendeskripsikan orang, tempat atau benda tertentu).
Jika judul teks deskripsinya adalah My Cat maka the social function is to describe the writer’s cat
Biasanya judul merupakan Subyek dari paragraph pertama.
Generic Structure :
Kerangka Karangan
1. Identification , ada pada paragraph pertama, yaitu (identify phenomenon to be described=Mendefinisikan benda/orang/tempat yang dideskripsikan)
2. Description (describe parts, qualities, characteristics, etc/Mendeskripsikan bagian bagian dari obyek tersebut, kulitasnya, dan ciri-ciri khusus, dll)
Language features :
Ciri Kebahasaan
1. Focus on specific participants/Fokus pada obyek tertentu, misal: My Cat
2. Use of attributive and identifying processes, dengan menggunakan kata sifat
3. Frequent use classifiers in nominal groups.
4. Use of the Simple Present Tense
Look at the example of Descriptive Text below
My Cat
Identification = My cat is a male cat named Pussy.
Description = It has big body with soft white fur. Its eyes are round and big. It has long thick fury tail. It’s face is oval with long whiskers.(Description of Part)
Pussy is a lazy cat but it is very funny. It sleeps during the day. It awakes at eating time only. It doesn’t like playing but it likes laying down on the sofa. Anyway Pussy always makes me smile. Its sound is funny. And it always accompanies me doing my homework. I really love my cat, Pussy.
(Description of Quality)
LATIHAN SOAL:
Well students, now try to answer the following questions based on the text above!
1. What is the best title for the text above?
2. The text above is a …………… text.
3. What is the social function/purpose of the text above?
4. What is the name of the writer’s cat?
5. How does Pussy look like?
6. Does the writer like his cat?
7. Is Pussy an energetic cat? taken from jardiknas.depdiknas.go.id |
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