NEWS ITEM

Definition & General Function

Generic Structure

Languange Features

Example

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 Definition & General Function

Definition
News item is a text which informs readers
about events of the day. The events are
considered newsworthy or important.
General Function
It is used to report to the readers, listeners or
viewers about events of the day which are
considered newsworthy or important.

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 Generic Structure

• Headline/main event : the title of the news

• Summary of events : elaborate what happened, to
whom, in what situation/circumstances (background,
participant, time, place)
• Quotes/ resource of information : the exact words
that people have said or written in the news

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 Language Features

• Short, telegraphic information about story captured in

headline
• Use of material processes/action verbs to retell the
story or event
• Use of projecting verbal processes in “Source” stage
(e.g. the police said…; the witness thought …)
• Using adverb like: badly injured, the most beautiful
bride in the world.
• Focus on circumstances
(e.g. last night, just this morning, at that time, etc)
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 Example
What Who Where When Why How
About Informatio At East This Morning Because An electrical
conflagration n from Mr. Tarakan at 04. 30 AM electrical short circuit
Agus short circuit caused the
fire.
Predicted
that the fire
originated
from a house
abandoned
by its owners
while all the
lights were
kept turned
on.
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• About Conflagration
• At East tarakan
• This Morning at 04.30 AM
• Information from Mr. Agus
• Because electrical short circuit
• An electrical short circuit caused the fire.
Predicted that the fire originated from a
house abandoned by its owners while all the
lights were kept turned on.
 News Item Text
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CONFLAGRATION(Headline/main event)

Summary of events
An electrical short circuit caused the fire of 1 house in East Tarakan.
Predicted that the fire originated from a house abandoned by its owners while all the
lights were kept turned on. The fire happened around 04:30 AM.
A resident who would go to mosque to take a Subuh prayer saw the fire had been
enlarged at home of H. Ocha, the owner. He then quickly knocked and woke the
homeowners who lived surround that fired house and then equally put out the fire.
Fortunately, 30 minutes later the fire department came and helped them putting out
the fire.

Quotes/ resource of information

“Initially, we were difficult to call the fire department but we were very grateful that
they came 30 minutes after the fire broke out. We quickly put out the fire so that the
houses around were not on fire. “, Said Agus, East Tarakan resident.
There were no people died in this accident and material losses estimated about 300
million rupiah.
 Question

1. What the text about ….

a. Accident
b. Confalgration
c. Dead
d. Conflagration
e. Earthquake

2. Who is give the information …..

a. Mr. H. Ocha
b. Mr. Sapri
c. Mr. Agus
d. Mrs. Agus
e. Mrs. Sapri
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3. Where is the incident happen ….

a. At North Tarakan
b. At West Tarakan
c. At South Tarakan
d. At East Tarakan
e. At Eats Tarakan

4. How much the material losses in this incident …..

a. About 199 million rupiah
b. About 299 million rupiah
c. About 300 million rupiah
d. About 303 million rupiah
e. About 333 million rupiah
 Question

5. “We quickly put out the fire so that the houses around were
not on fire. “, Said Agus, East Tarakan resident. The antonym for
underline word is …..
a. Fastly
b. Quick
c. Slowly
d. Faster
e. Fast