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Background events  elaborate what happened, tell what caused the incident
o Sources  comments by participants, witnesses, authorities and
experts involved in the event
Social Function of News Item:
“to  inform  readers  or  listeners  about  events  of  the  day  which  are considered newsworthy or important.”
Language features:
o Use of action verbs
o Use of saying verbs
o Use of passive sentences
o Use of direct-indirect speech
o Use of Past Tense, Present Perfect Tense, Future Tense
D. Aktivitas Pembelajaran
Anda dapat mempelajari materi tersebut di atas melalui diskusi kelompok 4-5 orang dengan mengikuti langkah-langkah pembelajaran di bawah ini.
Kegiatan Inti
 Masing-masing kelompok
membaca materi sesuai tugasnya
 Berdiskusi, menulis hasil diskusi
 Mempresentasikan hasil kerja
kelompok
Kegiatan awal
 Quiz difasilitasi of fasilitator
 Membagi tugas membaca untuk tiap
kelompok : Kelompok 1: Social
function of text Kelompok 2:
Generic structure of text
Kelompok 3: Language features
of text
Kegiatan penutup
 Merangkum materi
 Melakukan refleksi proses
dan materi belajar
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E. Latihan Kasus Tugas
Latihan 1. Read the following text and find out.
1.  The generic structure of the text. 2.  The social function of the text.
3.  The action verbs used in the text. 4.  The passive sentences used in the text.
5.  The direct-indirect speech used in the text..
The Makassar Police arrested five people accused of distributing 1.2 kilograms  of  crystal  meth,  locally  known  as  shabu-shabu,  worth  Rp  2.19
billion US 173,905.27 and 4,188 ecstasy pills amounting to Rp 1.5 million in a raid in Makassar early on Saturday.
So  far,  the  police  have  named  two  out  of  the  five  as  suspect –
Amiruddin Rahman aka Amir Aco, 36, and Michael Wibisono, 32. The  police  have  not  yet  named  the  three  others,  Ayu,  Mia,  and
Syamsul,  as  suspects  due  to  their  incomplete  investigations,  including  the results of their urine tests.
South Sulawesi police spokesperson, Sr. Comr. Endi Sutendi said the case  was  revealed  when  officers  conducted  an  operation  on  Friday
evening. “During the raid, officers stopped a taxi with a passenger on Jl. Bonto
Lempangan,  but  when  they  started  to  inspect  the  car,  the  passenger  fled. The  officers  pursued  and  arrested  him.  Upon  searching  the  passenger,
whose  name  was  later  known  to  be  Michael  Wibisono,  they  found  seven grams  of  crystal  meth,  a  set  of  inhaling  glass  pipes  and  Rp  8.5  million  in
cash”, he said on Saturday.
Latihan 2.  Tulislah sebuah  News Item Text seperti contoh. Pastikan Anda
menggunakan  fungsi  sosial  social  function  of  text,  struktur teks  generic  structure  of  text,  serta  unsur  kebahasaannya
language feature of text dengan tepat.
Tempelkan  hasil  karya  Anda  di  dinding.  Fasilitator  akan memberi  kesempatan  kepada  para  peserta  lain  untuk
memberikan  feed  back  kepada  karya  Anda  dengan  cara
memberi bintang.
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F. Rangkuman