AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
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a Introducing background : figure, time and place.
b Developing conflict
c Solution of conflict
d Coda: Change on the figure, good lesson from the story
3 Linguistics Features : a
Certain nouns as personal pronoun in the story : the farmer, the man
b noun phrase : a shinny golden egg
c time connectives and conjunctions : then, but
d adverbs and adverbial phrases to show the event location : In a
village, on a little farm e
action verbs in past tense : lived, killed, flew f
saying verbs : said, agreed
b. They match with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of KTSP
According to the Level of Literacy for Junior High School, The student should achieve Discourse Competence in English Text types Genre
The Standard of Competencies for 8
th
year is : Understanding meaning in functional written text as well as simple and short essay in the forms of
descriptive, recount and narrative to be able to interact in daily contexts,
with its Basic Competence : Responding meaning and rhetorical steps in simple short essay accurately, fluently, and acceptably to be able to
interact in daily context in the forms of written descriptive, recount and
AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository
narrative c. They match with the indicator in the syllabus :
The item number 27 and 28 : Determining the factual information of the text
The item number 29 : Determining the main idea of the text
d. They match with the technique of assessment in the syllabus : They are given in written form
e. They contain the meaning that should be tested : ideational meaning
because they are about the content of the text.
The conclusion is : The items number 27, 28, 29 match with the Standard of Competence and the Basic Competence of Reading in the
Syllabus for Junior High School in Semarang, and also match with The Content Standard of KTSP
Read the following text and answer the question 30 and 31
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sembiring invite you to share the joy
of the marriage uniting their daughter Alice Sembiring
To Jeffry Sitorus
Friday, the thirteenth of June two thousand and eight
At three o’clock in the afternoon Gajah Wong Restaurant
Jl. Affandi Yogyakarta
AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository
30. The purpose of the text is to invite y ou……………
A. to attend Mr. and Mrs Sembiring’s marriage
B. to unit Alice and Jeffry in a wedding party
C. to attend Alice and Jeffry’s wedding party
D. to mary with Mr. and Mrs Sembiring
31. Which statement is TRUE based on the text ? A.
The party will be held on June 13
th
, 2008 B.
Jeffry Sitorus is Mr. and Mrs Joseph Sembiring’s son C.
The party will be sponsored by Gajah Wong Restaurant D.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Sembiring will celebrate their anniversary.
The text above is a Short Functional Text invitation Discussions
a. The items number 30 and 31 match with the level of Literacy for Junior High School in the Content Standard. It is about reading text. The
text above is a Short functional Text in the form of invitation with its communicative purpose is to invite
b. They match with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of KTSP
