A news item is a text that informs readers about important daily events in 3-4 concise sentences. It typically includes a headline summarizing the main point, details about the main events, and a source of information. Language features of news items include short summaries, use of action and material processes, projecting verbal processes to cite sources, and focus on time, place, and manner adverbs. An example news item describes an Indonesian student from Pamekasan winning a gold medal in a mathematics competition in Romania. It provides the headline, quotes from the student, background on other students from Pamekasan winning international awards, and a quote from the local regent praising the student's achievement. When reading news items

1. News Item
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2. what is a news item?News item is a textwhichinforms readers about events of theday.
The events are considered newsworthy or important

3. Generic Structure
of News Item
1. Headline/title:
the mainpointtoreportin reducedclause.
2. MainEvents:
The mainincident thatdeserves tobe news.
3. Elaboration:
A descriptionofthe backgroundofthe existenceofsuch events;personsinvolved in the
incident; Tondo;andothers..(5W+1H)
4. Resource of Information [Source]:
Sourceofnews;comments fromwitnesses;opinionoftheexperts,andothers.
Language Feature of News Item
Text
1. Short, telegraphic information about story summarizedin one-sentence headline
2. Useof material or action processes to re-tell story
3. Useof projecting verbal processes in source stage
4. Focus oncircumstantial meanings
5. Often dramatic use of participant structure
6. Often use action verbs
7. Thedominant use saying verbs
8. Manyuse an adverb of time, adverb of place, adverb of manner.

4. some themes that can be used as an interesting
news

5. Pamekasan student wins math contest in Romania
AlyssaDivaMustika,a studentfromPamekasanJunior High School,EastJava,won the
gold medal attheInternationalMathematicsContestheld in Romaniabetween March
22to 29,Antaranews agencyreported.
Speakingtojournalists,Diva saidshewasglad thatshehadbeen able towin the
competition,whichshe saidhadbeen very tight.“ThankGodI won.I will study
harder,”shesaid.
Indonesiasent 10studentstothecompetitionin Romania.Divais notthe first
Pamekasanstudenttowin aninternationalscience competition.OktavianLatief,a
studentfromSMA Negeri 1 Pamekasanwongold atthe InternationalPhysics
Olympiadin 2006.Anotherstudent, ShohibulMaromi, wonthesameawardin 2010.
“I thankDivaforgiving agoodnametoIndonesiaandPamekasanonthe international
stage,”PamekasanRegentKholilurrahmansaidas quotedbyAntara.
Elaboration
MAIN EVENT
Head line
Sources
reading news text

7. Here are some things to consider in
reading the news :
1. Intonation
2. Articulation / Pronunciation
3. Volume
4. Pressure words
5. speed