Recount Text

Recount Text merupakan jenis teks yang menceritakan peristiwa, kejadian, atau kegiatan yang menimpa seseorang, atau berupa pengalaman seseorang. Contohnya bisa berupa diary ataupun biografi seseorang. Tujuan dari recount adalah untuk menceritakan apa yang terjadi pada masa lampau  sesuai dengan urutan waktu.

Main Purposes of Recount text are: To retell something that happened in the past and to tell a series of past event.

Generic Struktur teks recount, yaitu:

Orientation: berisi oengenalan terhadap tokoh/pelaku, waktu dan tempat.

Events: menceritakan apa yang terjadi di masa lampau sesuai rangkaian kejadian/peristiwa.

Struktur di atas merupakan struktur dasar dari teks recount yang umumnya di pakai. Sedangkan untuk bentuk atau struktur teks recopunt yang berupa pengalaman pribadi diri sendiri bisa berbentuk:

Orientation: berisi oengenalan terhadap tokoh/pelaku, waktu dan tempat.

Events: menceritakan apa yang terjadi di masa lampau sesuai rangkaian kejadian/peristiwa.

Evaluation: komentar dari si penulis/pembicara mengenai pengalaman yang dia rasakan.

Re-orientaton: kesimpulan dari pengalaman yang dirasakan.

Significant Lexicogrammatical Features :
Focus on specific Participant.
Use of material processes.
Circumstances of time and place.
Use of past tense.
Focus on temporal sequence.

Example of recount Text

MY UNFORTUNATES (by: Yunita Nasti A.)

Last weekend was my luckiest day ever. Many good things were coming toward me.  When the morning broke in Sunday morning, I woke up and planned to jog around the neighborhood. So I changed my clothes and went to the bathroom to wash my sleepy face. As I stepped in the bathroom, I landed my foot on a soap in the floor and feel down. A perfect morning hi for me. Next, I began my jogging and saw my gorgeous neighbor, jogging to. I though it was a good fortune to omit the gap between us. So I jogged to him and say hello. But, how poor of me, it was not him. It just someone I never met before who looked like to him. I was going home with people laugh at me along side of the street.
 

When I got home, the breakfast already settled and I immediately spooned a big portion of rice and ate. After I have done my breakfast my mother came up and said that the meal have not ready yet and she said that I may have a stomachache if I ate it. It was proven, I had a stomachache for the next three days.
 

I past my weekend lie down on me bed and be served as a queen. That was not really bad, wasn't it.

Another Example of Recount Text:

A Trip To Borobudur Temple

 
Last week, I spent my holiday in Jogjakarta. I went to Borobudur Temple. My family and I went there early morning We went to Borobudur Temple by private car. I had prepared everything before we went to Jogja. While we were driving, we could see some beautiful views of mountains, forests, and waterfalls. My family and I arrived at Borobudur Temple at 11:30 in the afternoon. There, I saw many tourists. Borobudur Temple was crowded in that holiday vacation. I could learn and practice speaking English with one of foreign tourists. His name was Jack. He was very friendly. It was my first time to speak English with foreign tourist. We went back at 04:30 in the evening. It was a very interesting vacation.

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Procedure text

The Definition Of Procedure Text Procedure text  is a text that is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps. It explains how people perform different processes in a sequence of steps. This text uses simple present tense, often imperative sentences. It also uses the temporal conjunction such as first, second, then, next, finally, etc.

The generic structures of procedure text are  :

• Goal/aim ( or title)
• Materials (not required for all procedural texts)
• Steps (the actions that must be taken)

Other definition:

A procedure is a specified series of actions or operations which have to be executed in the same manner in order to always obtain the same result under the same circumstances (for example, emergency procedures). Less precisely speaking, this word can indicate a sequence of tasks, steps, decisions, calculations and processes, that when undertaken in the sequence laid down produces the described result, product or outcome. A procedure usually induces a change. It is in the scientific method.

Language Features of Procedure Text

In the Procedure Text, we use 

• SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. And:
• Use of imperatives (e.g.: cut, don’t mix)
• Use of action verbs (e.g.: turn, put, mix)
• Use of connectives (e.g. : first, then, finally, …) 
• Use of adverbial phrases (e.g. : for five minutes, 2 centimeters from the top)

 

Generic Structure of Procedure

1. Goal : It is containt the purpose of the text. (e.g : How to make spagheti)
2. Material or Ingredient : it is containt of the materials that used in the process. (e.g : the material to cook omelette are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc)
3. Step : it is containt of the steps to make something in the goal. (e.g : first, wash the tomatoes, onion, ...., second cut the onions becomes slice. . . )

Purpose of a Procedure Text

An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions. A particular course of action intended to achieve a result. Or To help us do a task or make something. They can be a set of instructions or directions.

Example of Procedure :

How to make a sandwich (aim/goal)
You need (materials)

*     2 slices of bread
*     peanut butter
*     a banana
*     honey

What you should do are : (steps)
*     Take two slices of bread
*     Spread peanut butter
*     Cut up a banana onto small slices and put them on one of the slices
*     Pour some honey over the bananas
*     Put the other slice of bread on top

 

Procedure to Charge hand phone battery:

Prepare your:

• Handphone
• Battery Charger

Steps:

• First, Connect the charger to your hand phone, the flash symbol on the charger plug must face upward.
• Second, Wait until the battery icon appears on the screen
• After that, Charge battery approximately 3 hours until the battery icon indicates that the battery is fully charged
• And Then Removed the charger by pulling out from your hand phone.

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Report Text

Definition of Report text

Report text is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analysis

Generic Structure of Report text

1. General classification: Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place, plant, etc which will be discussed in general.
2. D escription: Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part per part , customs or deed for living creature and usage for materials

Language Feature of Report text
•  Introducing group or general aspect
•  Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc
•  Using simple present tense 

PURPOSE OF REPORT TEXT

Its social purpose is presenting information about something. They generally describe an entire class of things, whether natural or made: mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, countries of region, culture, transportation, and so on.

EXAMPLE OF REPORT TEXT

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Tyrannosaurus rex, sometimes just called T-rex, is believed to be the largest and most fearsome predator on Earth's land ever to have existed. This dinosaur once roam the Earth in the creaturaceous period approximately 68 to 65 million years ago.As a carnivorous dinosaur, this giant predator most likely ambushed their prey, and devoured them with jaws full of white sharp teeth. With it's fast ability to run at an astonishing speed of 32 mph (50 kmh), a perfect slim and stiff tail that gave it an excellent balance and allowed it to make quick turns, equipped this gigantic predator and made it even more deadly, like a killing machine. 

Another Example of Report Text:  

Football Play

Football is a game played by two teams of eleven. They try to score by kicking or heading the ball into the other team’s goal. Ten of the players can not use their hands. The goal keeper can handle the ball to stop it going into the goal.
Games similar to football have been played for many centuries. The rules of the games were written down in 1863. In England, the FA ( Football Association ) cup was first played for in 1872. In the same year, England played Scotland in the first game.
Today the most important International Competition is the World Cup which takes place in every four years. Brazil and Italy have each won the world cup three times.

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Descriptive Text

Descriptive text / Teks Descriptive adalah teks yang bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan suatu benda (thing), hewan (animal) tempat (place) atau orang (someone) tertentu.

Teks ini memiliki struktur sebagai berikut :

1. Identification ( Identifikasi ) : Pendahuluan tentang apa dan siapa yang akan di deskripsikan.
2. Description ( Deskripsi ) : Berisi ciri-ciri khusus yang di miliki benda, tempat atau orang yang dideskripsikan.

Characteristic of Descriptive text :

1. Menggunakan Tenses Simple Present Tense
2. Menggunakan attribute verb , seperti be ( am, is , are).

Example:

The Mango Tree in Our School

There are some trees in our school . Among them, there is a mango tree. The tree is in front of our classroom.
The mango tree is very old. Maybe , it is the oldest tree at the school. The trunk is very big. It takes two children with arms out stretched to completely circle it. Surprisingly, it still bears a lot of fruit. No wonder, when mango season comes , my friends and I get excited . We all like to come to school really early so we can pick all the good ones. Before going home, we can’t help taking a look at the mouth watering sight on the tree, hoping that we might climb it again the next day.

Atau bisa juga mendeskripsikan hewan (animal)

Example: 

The Ant

Ants are insects. All insects have six legs and three parts to their bodies–the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. Some ants have a stinger. They all have two antennae. The group of ants living in a nest is called a colony. The ants in the colony work together. The ants that look after the nest are called worker ants. Worker ants are female ants that don’t lay eggs. Each worker ant has a job. Some look after the eggs. Some make the nest bigger. Some collect food, such as fruit and insects, to feed the colony. Some defend the nest and attack enemies, such as other

insects and bigger animals. The male ants and queen ants have wings. They crowd together and pursue mates while they are flying. Soon after mating, the male ants die. Each queen ant finds somewhere safe to lay her eggs. This becomes a new nest. When the colony is big enough, the

queen ant lays more eggs. These eggs become male and queen ants. The new males will fly away to mate with queen ants, and new nests are started.

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Narrative Text

Narrative Text/Teks Narrative adalah teks yang berisi tentang cerita hayalan, dongeng, ataupun kisah nyata yang telah di beri “bumbu”. Dalam narrative text, biasanya terdapat nilai moral (Moral Value) yang bisa dipetik di akhir cerita. Contoh narrative text bisa berupa:

Short story (cerpen)

Adventures (kisah petualangan)

Mystery (cerita horor)

Science Fiction (sains fiksi)

Fantasy (cerita khalayan)

Myths (mitos)

Legends (legenda)

Folktale/folklore (cerita rakyat)

Fairy Tales (dongeng)

Fables (cerita hewan), etc.

The purposes of Narrative Text are To amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways; narratives deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis or problems which in turn to finds a resolution/solution.

Tujuan utama dari Narrative text adalah untuk MENGHIBUR pembaca.

Umumnya, Generic Structure Narrative Text ada 3 yaitu:

Orientation: berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat, dan waktu. Orientation berada di awal cerita.

Complication: sebuah masalah yang diangkat yang diikuti oleh masalah-masalah lain. Complication berada di pertengahan cerita.

Resolution: solusi/pemecahan dari masalah. Solusi berada di akhir cerita.

Other Generic Structure of Narrative text :
Orientation : sets the scene and introduces the participants, place and time.
Evaluation : a stepping back to evaluate the plight.
Complication : is the time when crisis arises.
Resolution : the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse.
Re-orientation : optional.

Lexical grammatical Features : Using Past tense ; simple past, past perfect tense, past continuous tense, past perfect continuous tense.
Frequent use of conjunctions of time (temporal conjunction), for example: once upon a time, one day, long time ago, etc

Example of Narrative text

Fable: The Lion And The Mouse

Once upon a time in the Jungle, A Lion was sleeping peacefully when he was woken by something running up and down his back and over his face.
Pretending to be still asleep, the Lion slowly opened his one eye and saw that it was a little mouse.
With lightening speed the Lion reached out and caught the little mouse in one of his large paws. He dangled it by its tail and roared, “I’m the King of Beasts! You’ll pay with your life for showing me such disrespect.”
The Lion held the little mouse over his huge and opened his jaws and prepared to swallow it.
“Please, please don’t eat me, Mr King of Beasts,” squeaked the mouse. “If you forgive me this time and let me go I’ll never, never forget it, may be I have good turn in the future to repay your kindness,” it squeaked again.
“You, do me a favour!” roared the Lion with laughter. “That is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.” Still laughing, the Lion put the mouse down on the ground and said; “You’ve made me laugh so much I can’t eat you now. Go on, off you go before I change my mind.” The little mouse scurried away as fast as its little legs could go.

Not long after this the Lion was caught in a trap by some hunters. They tied him to a tree with rope while they went to get their wagon. The little mouse was nearby and came when he heard the mighty Lion’s roar for help.
The mouse gnawed the rope with his sharp teeth and set the Lion free.
“I know you didn’t believe me, but I told you I could help you one day,” squeaked the little mouse. “Even a little mouse like me can help some one as big and strong as you.”
“Thank you my little friend. I won’t forget that lesson,” said the Lion as he ran away before the hunters returned.
The End

What is the moral value of this story?
Little friends may prove to be great friends.
Good things come in small packages.
If you doing a goodness, no matter how small is it, You will got a goodness too.

Orientation: Once upon a time in the Jungle, A Lion was sleeping peacefully when he was woken by something running up and down his back and over his face. Pretending to be still asleep, the Lion slowly opened one eye and saw that it was a little mouse.

Complication: Not long after this the Lion was caught in a trap by some hunters. They tied him to a tree with rope while they went to get their wagon.

Resolution: The little mouse was nearby and came when he heard the mighty Lion’s roar for help. The mouse gnawed the rope with his sharp teeth and set the Lion free.

Past tense Verbs (V II) that used In this fable (The Lion And The Mouse:

Woken – Wake : terbangun

Reached – Reach : menjangkau

Dangled – Dangle : mengayun-ayunkan

Roared – Roar : mengaum

Held – Hold : menahan

Opened – Open : membuka

Saw – See : melihat

Returned – Return : kembali

Prepared – Prepare : berssiap

Squeaked - Squeak

Said – Say : berkata

Scurried – Scurry : berjalan cepat

Tied – Tie: mengikat

Went – Go : pergi

Came – Come : mendatangi

Gnawed – Gnaw : mengigit/menggerogoti

Told – Tell : menceritakan/memberitahukan

cought – Catch : Menangkap

Could – Can : bisa/dapat

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