News Item, Spoof, Annecdote

News Item Text
1. Definition
 News item text is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are
important to be known by many peple, then this event deserves recognition.
 News item text has social function to inform readers or listeners about events of the
day which important.
2. Generic Structure of the News Item Text

 Main event: contain the summary of event.
 Background/elaboration: contain the event happened (who, where, when, what, why,
and how).
 The source/resource: contain witness, experts, and someone who has authorize to take
about the event.
3. Example of the News Item Text
French Renewable Energy Group set up in Indonesia
Main event:
Jakarta (JP) – French delegates represent French companies which aim to tap into
the huge potential in Indonesia’s renewable energy sector.
Background/elaboration:
A new group named the French Renewable Energy Group (FREG), comprises
companies which have interests in investing locally and a branch of France’s largest
renewable energy organization, Syndicate for Renewable Energy (SER).
FREG is expected to enhance business-to-business contact between French and
Indonesian companies and to encourage more companies to invest in Indonesia.
The source/resource
Furthermore, the group will work together with the Indonesian Renewable Energy
Society (METI) to develop renewable energy projects in the country. French Minister of
Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault said that France was willing to share its expertise with
its counterparts.
“We have many innovative and high-achieving companies in France. The new
energy group that we have formed in Indonesia will be a stage where we can show off
France’s strengths in the energy sector,” said Ayrault, who is also former French prime
minister, during the FREG launch at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s office.
He also hoped that the newly-founded group could strengthen bilateral cooperation
in this sector. (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, February 28, 2017 | 02:19 pm)
4. Example of the News Item Text Title

 Minister Expects MXGP 2017 to Boost Tourism.
Spoof Text
1. Definition
 Spoof text is one type of English text that contains funny stories
 Spoof text is a text that contains humor even though some of the text has been modified
from the original.
 Spoof text is included in the narrative class, which certainly tells of events in the past
with unexpected endings that make the story funny.
 The communicative purpose of this type of text is to entertain the reader or hear from
the story.
2. Generic Structure of the Spoof Text

 Orientation: introduction of the participant of the story, where and when it happen.
 Events: tells about the chronological of the story. Several events are explored in
chronological way which able to arrange the story read nicely.
 Twist: an unpredictable plot in the end of the story which amuses the reader.
3. Example of the Spoof Text
Nasreddin’s Coat
Orientation:
One day Nasreddin had been invited to the dinner party. He went to the party by
wearing old clothes.
Events:
When he arrived in the party, nobody looked at him and nobody gave him a seat.
He got no food in the party so he went home and change his clothes. Next he put on his
best clothes. He wore his newest coat and went to the party again.
Twist:
The host at once got up and came to meet him. The host offered him the best table
and gave him a good seat and served him the best food. Nasreddin sat and put off his coat.
He put his coat and said; “Eat the food, Coat!” the hosts and guests were very surprised
and asked Nareddin; “What are doing?” Nasreddin replied calmly; “When I came here with
my old clothes, nobody looked at me. Then I went home and put on my best clothes. I came
back in my newest coat and you all give me this best food and drink. So, you give food to
my coat instead of me”. Getting Nasreddin’s answer, they just shook the head.
4. Example of the Spoof Text Title

 Abu Nawas and the King Aaron
Anecdote Text
1. Definition
 Anecdote is a text which retells funny and unusual incidents in fact or imagination.
 The social fuction of anecdote text is to share with others an account of an unusual or
amusing incident and to entertain the readers.
2. Generic Structure of the Anecdote Text

 Abstract: introduction an unusual incident that will be told briefly.
 Orientation: tells about who, when, and where that incident was happened.
 Crisis: tells about the incident more detail.
 Incident: reaction to the crisis which is tells about how the characters solve the problem
and the readers or the listeners get the funny way to solve the problem.
 Coda (optional): a reflection or an evaluation of unusual, uncommon or amusing
incident.
3. Example of the Anecdote Text

Snake in the Bath
Abstract:
How would you like to find a snake in your bath? A nasty one too!
Orientation:
We had just moved into a new a house, which had been empty for so long that
everything was in a terrible mess. Anna and I decided we would clean the bath first, so we
set to, and turned on the tap.
Crisis:
Suddenly to my horror, a snakes’ head appeared in the plughole. Then, out slithered
the rest of his long thin body. He twisted and turned on the slippery bottom of the bath,
spitting and hissing at us. For an instant I stood there quite paralyzed. Then, I yelled for my
husband, who luckily came running and killed the snake with a handle of broom. Anna, who
was only tree at the time, was quite interested in the whole business. Indeed, I had had to
pull her out of the way or she’d probably have leant over the bath to get a better look!
Incident
We found out later that it was a black mamba, a poisonous kind of snake. It had
obviously been fast asleep, curled up at the bottom of the rice warm water-pipe. It must have
had an awful shock when the cold water came trickling down! But nothing to the shock I
got!
Coda:
Ever since then I’ve always put the plug in firmly before running the bath water.
4. Example of the Anecdote Text Title

 From Candles to Soap

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3. Example of the News Item Text

French Renewable Energy Group set up in Indonesia

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2. Generic Structure of the Spoof Text

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2. Generic Structure of the Anecdote Text

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