NEWS ITEM
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Peace be upon you, and Allah mercy
and blessings.
I hope those who read this blog are healthy and always adhere to
health protocols. In this blog, I will discuss about News Item
NEWS ITEM
Definition
News
Item Text is a type of writing that provides up-to-date information about
events that are important to report.
Purpose
News
Item Text aims to provide information to readers or listeners. Usually, News
Item Text provides information that is the latest event.
Characteristic
features
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Short
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Using Action verbs
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Using Past Tense
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Using Saying Verbs
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Use verbs to describe time, place, and manner.
Language
Feature of News Item
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Focusing on circumstances (using a simple language
in writing the text)
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Using saying verbs: “....”, She said, informed,
told, reported.
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Sometimes at the beginning of news, the scene is
mentioned : Jakarta – ... .. /London-/Bogor-
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Using Past tense in explaining news events. But if
it is a fact that until now
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still happen or still in the form of fact, then can
use simple present tense.
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Short, telegraphic information about story captured
in headline
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Using adverbs: time, place and manner.
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Uses of material processes to retell the event
Structure
1. Main event/newsworthy event
main event/newsworthy event is the headline. The
main event explains the summary of the news that will be explained.
2. Background event/elaboration
Background event/elaboration tells in detail the
background of the incident. The details that must be included in this section
are the perpetrator, the location, the time of the incident, other parties
involved, and the background of the incident.
3. Source.
The sources referred to here can be statements,
comments, or opinions from parties related to the event.
Example :
Final examination soon will be held
Final examination test has been counted down in two month, This test will
determine all of indonesian student are worthy or not to pass the school. Based
from experience of the last year ago, there are so many student worried about
difficulty of the test. They criying over time before and after the test held.
In the elementary school, number of students that failed reaches hundreds in all of the school around indonesia, at least about 698 children do not pass this test, this figure dropped dramatically from the previous year which reached 874 children. Meanwhile, the number of students who did not pass even worse that touched the figure of 749 years ago, this is due to a mismatch to shine exam with questions tested.
Generally the problem is due to the fear of students in that
will be tested on the exam. But this can be overcome if the student is able to
prepare itself in terms of both learning materials and mentally.
Generic structure news item text :
1. Newsworthy events: The cause of failed in final examination
2. Background Events: Educational bacground in indonesia past two years.
3. Source: Survey that goverment are held.
EXERCISE PART 1
Practice 1.
Vocabulary Mastery:
Try to enrich your vocabulary mastery related to news media
sources. Match Column A to Column B. (Silahkan Anda gunakan kamus untuk
menjawab pertanyaan ini, Anda bisa menyalin tabel ini kemudian gunakan tAnda
panah untuk menjodohkan dengan tepat makna kata dari kolom A.
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A |
B |
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13. Headline 14. News anchor 15. Reporter |
A. Suara B. Gambar C. Menghibur D. Menginformasikan E. Siaran langsung F. Mutakhir G. Menyiarkan H. Pembaca Berita I. Berita Bohong J. Judul Berita K. Berbasis Jaringan ( Internet ) L. Wartawan M. Bahan cetak N. Media Sosial O. Tempat Siaran |
Practice 2.
Look closely into the following series of pictures. Then,
write down kinds of sources of news on your note based on the pictures and the
characteristics belong to.
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News Media |
Characteristics |
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Newspaper |
Printed material,
to inform |
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Radio |
Up to date,
voice/sound, to inform, studio |
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Television |
Live, video, to
entertain, news anchors |
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Social Media |
Up to date,
digital, web-based to entertain, hoax |
Practice 3 : Match the headlines
in the column with the kinds of news.
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Headlines |
Kinds of news |
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Gresik residents made to dig graves as punishment for not wearing face masks News Desk |
Education |
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Indonesia rocked by violent protests against controversial labour law |
Politics |
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Tennis: Novak Djokovic to face Rafael Nadal in French Open
final blockbuster |
Sport |
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Singapore's Benjamin Kheng up for Best Southeast Asia Act at MTV Europe Music Awards |
Entertainment |
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Forum: Schools' role in youth mental health |
Health |
Practice 3. Read aloud the text, try to practice your pronounciation.
Then, read again closely the text. Find out the head line, the source, and the
date, news worthy event and the sources or witness of the news.
Text 2
Gresik residents made to dig graves
as punishment for not wearing face masks The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Thu,
September 10, 2020 / 05:34 pm Eight people in Gresik regency, East Java, were
ordered by local authorities to dig graves for those who have died of COVID-19
as punishment for not wearing face masks in public. Cerme district head,
Suyono, said that he punished residents who did not wear face masks by making them
dig graves at a public cemetery in Ngabetan village.
“There are only three available
gravediggers at the moment, so I thought I might as well put these people to
work with them,” said Suyono as quoted by tribunnews.com on Wednesday, adding
that local authorities made sure the health protocol violators did not
participate in the burials. To assist the gravediggers, Suyono assigned two
people to each grave. One is tasked with digging the grave, while the other
lays wooden boards inside the hole to support the corpse. “Hopefully this can
create a deterrent effect against violations,” Suyono said.
He also said the number of COVID-19
cases was continuing to increase in Cerme, prompting the village administration
to strengthen protocols in the village. Based on the Regent Law No. 22/2020,
residents who violate the protocols are subject to fines or community service
as punishment. Separately, Cerme Police chief Adj. Pol. Comm. Moh. Nur Amin
said the police would cooperate with the military to enforce the protocols,
such as by dispersing public
gatherings. “We urge the public to wear face masks in accordance
with the COVID-19 health protocols,” he said. (dpk)
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TEXT STRUCTURE |
PART OF NEWS |
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Headline |
Gresik
residents made to dig graves as punishment for not wearing face masks News
Desk |
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Newsworthy event |
Eight
people in Gresik regency, East Java, were ordered by local authorities to dig
graves for those who have died of COVID-19 as punishment for not wearing face
masks in public. |
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Background
|
There
are only three available gravediggers at the moment, so I thought I might as
well put these people to work with them,” said Suyono as quoted by
tribunnews.com on Wednesday, adding that local authorities made sure the
health protocol violators did not participate in the burials. |
|
Sources |
Suyono |
Text 3
Singer Yopie Latul Dies
after Confirmed Positive with Covid-19
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yopie Latul, a singer popular in Indonesia
in the 1990s, died today, September 9. He was 65 years old. The day before, the
singer was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19.
Yopie, a Maluku native, died in a hospital in Cibinong, West
Java. Fellow musicians have taken
to social media to express their grief over the loss of the
veteran singer.
The day before his death, Yopie's son Carllo Latul posted to
his personal Instagram account about his father's condition. The post confirmed
reports that Yopie had tested positive for the new coronavirus.
The Instagram story post said that his father showed no symptoms
and none of his family members were infected.
Perhatikan kutipan yang
diambil dari teks 2 dan silahkan Anda tuliskan kutipan lain dari teks tersebut.
Tuliskan dalam tabel berikut di buku catatan masing masing.
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Direct Speech from Text 2 |
Indirect Speech from text 3. |
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“There
are only three available gravediggers at the moment, so I thought I might as
well put these people to work with them,” said Suyono |
The
post confirmed reports that Yopie had tested positive for the new
coronavirus. |
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“Hopefully
this can create a deterrent effect against violations,” Suyono said. |
The
Instagram story post said that his father showed no symptoms and none of his
family members were infected. |
D. Penugasan Mandiri
Read aloud and practice it.
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KATE
BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, everyone. I'm Kate Bolduan. Thanks so much for
joining us this hour. It
seems crystal clear now that when it comes to the coronavirus, you cannot
have your cake and eat it, too. You can't, on one hand, not do the hard
work, not dramatically change behavior, not wait until the science-driven
guideposts have been met and then still expect to have nice things. And by
nice things, I really only mean getting back to something that looks like
normal. It's clear you can't just beat this virus by hoping for the best. Take a
look at the process of reopening schools and universities. In multiple
places around the country, COVID outbreaks are forcing school officials to
reverse course and suspend in-person learning. The
latest and most glaring example, the University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, which announced that it is no longer holding in-person classes for
undergrads after about 130 students tested positive for COVID in the first
week |
E. Latihan Soal
Exercise : Read the text below. Then decide the generic
structures and language features of the text. Write on your book
Text
Singer Yopie Latul Dies after Confirmed Positive with Covid-19
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yopie Latul, a singer popular in Indonesia in the 1990s, died
today, September 9. He was 65 years old. The day before, the singer was
reported to have tested positive for Covid-19.
Yopie, a Maluku native, died in a hospital in
Cibinong, West Java. Fellow musicians have taken to social media to express
their grief over the loss of the veteran singer.
The day before his death, Yopie's son Carllo Latul
posted to his personal Instagram account about his father's condition. The post
confirmed reports that Yopie had tested positive for the new coronavirus.
The Instagram story post said that his father showed
no symptoms and none of his family members were infected.
Text Structure
§ Headline : Singer
Yopie Latul Dies after Confirmed Positive with Covid-19
§ Newsworthy event : TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yopie Latul, a singer popular in
Indonesia in the 1990s, died today, September 9. He was 65 years old. The day
before, the singer was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19.
§ Background :
Yopie, a Maluku native, died in a
hospital in Cibinong, West Java. Fellow musicians have taken to social media to
express their grief over the loss of the veteran singer.
§ Source :
The day before his death, Yopie's son
Carllo Latul posted to his personal Instagram account about his father's
condition. The post confirmed reports that Yopie had tested positive for the
new coronavirus.
The Instagram story post said that
his father showed no symptoms and none of his family members were infected.
EXERCISE PART 2
Practice 1. Read the following text. Find out the appropriate headlines
for each news
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NEWS WORTHY EVENT |
HEADLINES |
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Text 1. If you litter
in this Thai national park, your rubbish
may just come back to haunt you. Well, not
exactly haunt, but it'll be shipped to
your home as a pointed reminder that
when out in nature, you had better
clean up after yourself. Authorities
in the popular Khao Yai National Park
near Bangkok will start sending
rubbish back to litterers, Thailand's
environment minister said. Offenders
will also be registered with the police. |
Thai national
park sends rubbish back to tourists |
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Text 2 A teenager
became famous overnight in China when she saved a suicidal stranger - by
kissing him on the lips. Liu Wenxiu,
19, was shopping with a friend at a
mall in Shenzhen, Guangdong
Province, when she saw a crowd of
people watching a man hanging on to the barrier of the highest floor. |
Girl's kiss
saves life of stranger |
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Text 3 A 14-year old
Chinese-crested Chihuahau
called Yoda has been named the World's Ugliest Dog title by judges in
California. Yoda's owner
Terry Schumacher fled when she
first encountered the little dog abandoned behind an apartment building in
America, convinced it was a rat. |
Yoda named
the world's ugliest dog |
|
Manchester
City manager Pep Guardiola fears striker Sergio Aguero could miss the first two months of
the Premier
League season. Aguero suffered a knee injury against Burnley on 22 June.
It kept the Argentine out of the final 10 games of City's domestic campaign
as well their two Champions League matches in August. |
Manchester
City: Sergio Aguero could be out for two months, says Pep Guardiola |
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The boss of a
Legoland theme park was stunned when staff swapped his car for one made of
Lego. Peter Ronchetti went to drive home in his real Volvo XC60 to find it
had been replaced with
a life-sized copy made from 201,076
of the toy bricks. |
Theme park
boss duped by Lego car |
D. Tugas Mandiri
Coba Anda tuliskan peristiwa yang terjadi di sekitar
Anda yang menurut Anda menarik.
Tuliskan dalam table di bawah ini!
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Event |
Who/What |
When |
Where |
How |
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E. Latihan Soal
Read the text 1 closely.Then complete the
information related to the text.
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News |
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............................. If
you litter in this Thai national park, your rubbish may just come back to
haunt you. Well,
not exactly haunt, but it'll be shipped to your home as a pointed reminder
that when out in nature, you had better clean up after yourself. Authorities
in the popular Khao Yai National Park near Bangkok will start sending rubbish
back to litterers, Thailand's environment minister said. Offenders
will also be registered with the police. Visitors
to the park have to register with their addresses, making it easy for rangers
to track them down if they leave rubbish behind. Environment
Minister Varawut Silpa-archa posted pictures of litter collected in cardboard
parcels ready to be shipped on his Facebook account. "Your
trash - we'll send it back to you," the post warns, reminding people
that littering
in a national park is an offence and punishable with up to five years in
prison and hefty fines. the
box in the Facebook post contains a polite note saying: "You forgot
these things at Khao Yai National Park". Park
authorities say the rubbish left behind can be particularly dangerous for animals
who may try to eat it. Khao
Yai National Park which is north-east of the Thai capital Bangkok stretches
across more than 2,000 sq km (770 sq miles) and is very popular with hikers.
It's the oldest national park in Thailand and known for its waterfalls,
animals and scenery |
a.
What's happening? throwing trash in Thai national park
b.
Who is involved? Park visitor, Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa,
park attendant
c.
Where is this happening? Thai national park
d.
When is it happening? when littering in Thai national park
e.
Why is it happening? because littering can harm the animals in when littering
in Thai national park
Practice 2 . Now, you read again the text 1 and text 2.
Then, continue to complete by choosing the appropriate paragraphs IN THE RIGHT
COLUMN. Write down on your note books.
Text 1.
If you litter in this
Thai national park, your rubbish may just come back to haunt you.
Well, not exactly
haunt, but it'll be shipped to your home as a pointed reminder that when out in
nature, you had better clean up after yourself.
Authorities in the
popular Khao Yai National Park near Bangkok will start sending rubbish back to
litterers, Thailand's environment minister said.
Offenders will also
be registered with the police.
Visitors to the park
have to register with their addresses, making it easy for rangers to track them
down if they leave rubbish behind.
Environment Minister
Varawut Silpa-archa posted pictures of litter collected in cardboard parcels ready
to be shipped on his Facebook account. "Your trash - we'll send it back to
you," the post warns, reminding people that littering in a national park
is an offence and punishable with up to five years in prison and hefty fines.
the box in the
Facebook post contains a polite note saying: "You forgot these things at
Khao Yai National Park".
Park authorities say
the rubbish left behind can be particularly dangerous for animals who may try
to eat it.
Khao Yai National
Park which is north- east of the Thai capital Bangkok stretches across more
than 2,000 sq km (770 sq miles) and is very popular with hikers.
It's the oldest
national park in Thailand and known for its waterfalls, animals and scenery
Text 2
A teenager became
famous overnight in China when she saved a suicidal stranger - by kissing him
on the lips.
Liu Wenxiu, 19, was
shopping with a friend at a mall in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, when she saw
a crowd of people watching a man hanging on to the barrier of the highest floor.
"The young man
was on the outside of the barrier and was holding a knife to his chest but
nobody seemed to be trying to talk him round," she said.
"I wanted to
help him but the police wouldn't let me through so I lied and told them he was
my boyfriend and that he wanted to kill himself because of me.
"They let me
talk to him and he told me he was sad because he was from a broken family. I'm
also from a broken family too and understood him perfectly."
Liu then surprised
everyone – especially the young man – by stepping forward, putting her arms
around him and giving him a kiss.
A fireman took
advantage of the distraction and dashed forward to grab hold of the man and
pull him to safety.
"His story
touched me, and I felt like I really was his girlfriend and I could help
him," said Liu afterwards.
Practice 3. Look the text closely. Then answer the questions based on your comprehension on the text
Answer the questions based on the text
1.
What is the news about? Girl's kiss saves life of saving by kissing, a young man
who would kill himself by hanging on the barrier of the highet floor in a mall
in Shenzen.
2.
How did the girl help the young man? she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a kiss.
3.
Where was the accident taken? at a mall in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province
4.
What did the crowd see ? watching a man hanging on to the barrier of the highest
floor.
5.
What made the girl save the young
man? because that woman also comes from a broken
family
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