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KEGIATAN PEMBELAJARAN 2 DISCUSSION TEXT 2
A. Tujuan
Setelah menyelesaikan
Kegiatan Pembelajaran
ini peserta
mampumeningkatkan penguasaan materi, struktur, konsep, dan pola pikir keilmuan yang mendukung mata pelajaran yang diampu
B. Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi
1. Menentukan gambaran umum teks tertulis fungsional berbentuk discussion
2. Menentukan informasi rinci tersurat teks tertulis fungsional berbentuk discussion
3. Menentukan informasi tertentu teks tertulis fungsional berbentuk discussion
4. Menentukan informasi tersirat teks tertulis fungsional berbentuk discussion
5. Menentukan makna kata teks tertulis fungsional berbentuk discussion 6. Menentukan coherency dan cohesiveness teks discussion teks tertulis
berbentuk discussion 7. Menentukan cara pengajaran teks discussion
C. Uraian Materi
Discussion is a text which present a problematic discourse. This problem will be discussed from different viewpoints. Discussion is commonly found in
philosophical, historic, and social text. The generic structure of discussion text is listed below.
Statement of issue; stating the issue which is to discussed
List of supporting points; presenting the point in in supporting the presented issue
List of contrastive point; presenting other points which disagree to the supporting point
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Recommendation; stating t he writer‟ recommendation of the discourse
Language Feature of Discussion
Introducing category or generic participant
Using thinking verb; feel, hope, believe, etc
Using additive, contrastive, and causal connection; similarly, on the hand, however, etc
Using modalities; must, should, could, may, etc
Using adverbial of manner; deliberately, hopefully, etc Take a look of the following examples.
First example: Tabel 6.4 Discussion
Homework
Issue I have been wondering if homework is necessary.
Statement of issue
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I think we should have homework because it helps us to learn and revise our work.
Homework helps people who aren‟t very smart to remember what they have learned. Homework is really
good because it helps with our education.
Statement of various
viewpoints But, many times, doing homework is not a great idea. I
think we shouldn‟t have homework because I like to go out after school to a restaurant or the movies.
Sometimes homework is boring and not important. I think homework is bad because I like to play and
discuss things with my family.
Modul Guru Pembelajar Bahasa Inggris Kelompok Kompetensi Profesional G
23 Second example:
The Advantage and Disadvantage of Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is generated by using uranium which is a metal mined in various part of the world. The first large scale of nuclear power station was opened at
Calder Hall in Cumbria, England in 1956. Some military ships and submarines have nuclear power plant for engine.
Nuclear power produces around 11 of the world‟s energy needed, and produces huge amounts of energy. It cause no pollution as we would get when
burning fossil fuels. The advantages of nuclear plant are as follow:
It costs about the same coal, so it is not expansive to make.
It does not produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect.
It produces huge amounts of energy from small amount of uranium.
It produces small amount of waste.
It is reliable. On the other hand, nuclear power is very, very dangerous. It must be sealed up
and buried for many years to allow the radioactivity to die away. Furthermore, although it is reliable, a lot of money has to be spent on safety because if it does
go wrong, a nuclear accident ca be a major accident. People are increasingly concerned about this matter. In the 1990‟s nuclear power
was the fastest growing source of power in many parts of the world.
Note on the Generic Structure of Discussion Text
Discussion is a process to find the meet point between two different ideas. It is important to to get the understanding between the two differences. In many social
activities, discussion is the effective way to calm down any friction and difference in thought, perception and recommendation.
This example of discussion text present the two poles, between the advantage and disadvantage of using nuclear plant to fulfill the energy needed. It is a case
which need to be talked and discussed from two points. They are represented in the generic structure which is used:
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