Report Text and News Item

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Report text
Report text is to describe the way things are such as man-made thing, animals, and plants. To describe the way things are which reference of natural, man made things, a social of phenomenon in our environment. Present information about something, as it is. It is a result of systemathic observation and analysis.

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

The Differences between report text and news item

Report text: Tells something in general Not need the source like news item but need the observation. News item: Informasi yang diberikan lebih singkat namun bermakna (short but meaningful Tells about the important news or events.

Example of report text

HEART The heart is the most important part of the body. It is the center of life. However, the heart is only as big as a closed hand. ( General Classification) The heart is a muscle and it beats about seventy times per minute throughthout a persons life. (Description) The heart pumps blood from your heart to all parts of your body. The heart is made up of four chambers or small rooms. The top chamber are called the right and left auriclesand the botttom chambers are the right and left ventricles. (Description) When blood enters the heart. It is in dark reddish color because it countains carbon dioxide. The blood enters the right auricle and then the right ventricle. When the heart contracts, it forces the blood to the lungs where the blood receives oxygen. It then goes to the left auricle. The heart contracts again, and the blood goes to the left ventricle and is then forced out into the body. The blood gathers carbon dioxide and returns to the heart, and the process begins again. (Description)

Examples of news item

Town Contaminated Newsworthy events: Moscow A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town. Background Events:

Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo 22 near Vladivostock. The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radioactive fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a thermal and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn to secrecy.

Example of news item

indonesian Migrant Worker dies in Malaysia An Indonesian migrant worker Munti Binti Bani has died on Monday after being hospitalized for several days due to alleged torture by her employees in Selangor, Malaysia. Antara state news agency has reported that Munti had been treated at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah hospital since last Tuesday and died on Monday at 10 a.m, local time. Munti was found unconscious with her hands and feet were tied in a bathroom in Taman Sentosa housing complex last Tuesday. She was suffering from major wounds on her body and had apparently been beaten with iron. Munti's body will be sent tomorrow to her hometown in Pondok Jeruk Barat village of Jombang, East Java after undergoing autopsy at the hospital. We express our deep condolences as there is yet another worker who was tortured and passed away at the hospital, Indonesia's Ambassador for Malaysia, Da'i Bachtiar said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. The Embassy will arrange for all compensation, including insurance, she deserves to receive, Da'i said. He added that Munti's employees Vanitha and Murugan had been detained and were undergoing questioning at the local police office. We hope the police can uphold justice and punish them should they be proven to be involved in the case, he said

Generic Structure
Generic structure of report text is: General classification: Introduces the topic of the report such as the class or sub class Identification : give the shape or form, parts, behavior, habitat, way of survival.

Language Features of Report Text

1.The use of general nouns Ex. Komodoes, computers, orchids 2. The use of relating verbs ex. Is, are, have 3.The use of present tenses ex. Komodo dragons usually weight more than 160 kg 4.The use of behavioral verbs ex. Snakes often sunbathe in the sun 5. The use of technical terms ex. Water contains oxygen and hydrogen

Generic Structure
Generic Structure of News Item: 1. Newsworthy event : recounts of the event in summary form 2. Background Events : elaborate what happened, to whom, in what situation/circumstances 3. Source : original comments by participants, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event, etc.

Language Features of News Item

1. Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline 2. Using action verbs 3. Using saying verbs 4. Using adverbs : time, place and manner.

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