news item part 1,2,3

 

PART 1

Definition News Item Text 

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

It means if there is an important event that should be known by many people, then this event deserves news. Well, the news text is called the news item text. However, if there are events that people do not deserve, then they are not definitely worth to be news.

Generic Structure of News Item

- Main Events / Newsworthy event: it recounts the event in summary form.

-Elaboration / Background event: they elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance

-Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event

Purpose of News Item

News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important. And the events that are reported are usually the latest events

News Item Text Characteristics

Brief, information about the story captured in the title

Using action verbs and saying verbs

Using the past tense in explaining news events

Using adverbs: time, place and manner.

Example of News Item Text  #1

Example of News Item Text #2

Didi Petet Died

Veteran actor Didi Widiatmoko, popularly known as Didi Petet, died at the age of 58 at his residence in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang, on Friday morning.

Didi’s niece Muthia Kautsar said that Didi, who starred in a number of comedy and drama films in the 1980s and 1990s, collapsed and lost consciousness when attending an expo in Milan, Italy, recently.

“He just arrived home on May 10 after attending the exhibition. In that city, he collapsed and lost consciousness and returned home in a wheelchair,” she said.

On Tuesday, Didi was taken to Bandung for treatment. Muthia said no diseases were detected but he died on Friday.

Didi’s body is laid out in his residence on Jl. Bambu Apus in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang. It has yet to be decided when and where he will be buried.

Exercise : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tka3TrgsIKiptL34MJgBbiYOnOz7n5cK/view

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Practice 1

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PART 2

THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW FOR ANALYSIS

In a news item to analyze a text, we need 5W + 1H. That is :

• Who is involved?

For "Who" this refers to who was involved, or who did it.

• When is it happening?

For "When" refers to the day and date of the incident.

• Where is this happening?

For "Where" refers to the scene.

• What's happening?

To "What" refers to a person, event or thing.

• Why is it happening?

For "Why" refers to the process of problem-solving, cause and effect, and reasons.

• How is this happening?

For "How" the reference is almost the same as why.

Analysis paragraf

The first paragraph relates to the news title or the main elements of the news. We can look at the first sentence for the main idea.

Then for the second paragraph is the background related to the first paragraph. Usually, we find out who was involved, and how it happened.

For the last paragraph, this paragraph is a comment from a witness or person involved.

PART 3 ; conclution

News item text is a text which informs readers about events of the day ,

Structure : Newsworthy event , Background , Source

Purpose :  to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.

News Item Text 2
Two state-owned lenders — Bank Mandiri and Bank BNI — will build temporary houses for 400 families displaced by the recent strong earthquake that hit Sigi District, Central Sulawesi ProvincE.
Second Assistant Secretary of Sigi District Government Iskandar Nontji informed that the temporary houses for 100 families will be constructed by Bank Mandiri in the South Sibayala area of Dolo Sub-district. Meanwhile, Bank BNI will erect the temporary shelters for 300 families in Jonoge Village of Sigi Biromaru Sub-district that severely suffered from soil liquefaction during the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the area on Sept 28, he noteD.
The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of land, owned by the sub-district government, village, and community members, he stated, adding that the Sigi district government will facilitate all related parties to sign a letter of agreement.
“We are going to provide a letter of agreement that will be signed by all related parties to avoid any unexpected eventuality in the future,” he explaineD. (Antara, 17th October, 2018)

5. What is the text about?
A. Building temporary houses for displaced family
B. Planning to displace the temporary house
C. Signing a letter of agreements to build a permanent house
D. New luxury house will be built by BNI
E. Assistant Secretary has built temporary houses

6. What can we infer from the text?
A. The temporary house will be build in the family lands
B. The displaced family will build 400 houses for two state banks
C. Shelters will be built by two state banks for the earthquake victims
D. Bank Mandiri will be built in the South Sibayala
E. Bank BNI will be built by the earthquake victims in Jonoge Village of Sigi

7. What makes 400 families displaced?
A. Local governement
B. 7.4-magnitude earthquake
C. Temporary shelters
D. 400 houses
E. Mandiri bank and BNI

8. “The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of lanD..” The temporary word has antonym of ……..
A. Momentary
B. Transitory
C. Limited
D. Permanent
E. Seasonal

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