News Item Text

Definition

News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.

Purpose

To inform the readers, listeners, or viewers about event of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.

Text Organitation

1. Newsworthy Event

( Tells the event in summary form)

2. Background Event

( elaborates what happened, explains what caused in the accident)

3. Sources

(Comments by participant involved in the event)

Language Features

1. Information on yhe use headlines

2. The use of action verb,

(e.g.: bit, attack, curb, etc)

3. The use of saying verb

(e.g.: said, added, claimed, etc)

4. The use of passive sentence

(e.g.: Aceh was bit by Tsunami)

5. The use of adverb in passive sentences

(e.g.: The victims were badly injured)