This document provides information about news item text, including its definition, classification, language features, social function, and generic structure. A news item text is a non-fiction genre that aims to inform readers about newsworthy or important events in a formal, straightforward manner. It generally has three parts - an introduction about the newsworthy event, elaboration with more details, and a source to support the information provided. The document also includes an example of a news item text about a nuclear accident and submarine contamination in Russia. Students are assigned to create their own news item text on COVID-19 and analyze the generic structure of examples from mass media.

1. NEWS ITEM TEXT
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2. Kompetensi Dasar
3.4 Membedakan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa
teks news item lisan dan tulis dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait
berita sederhana dari koran/radio/TV, sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya
4.4 Menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks,
dan unsur kebahasaan teks news items lisan dan tulis, dalam bentuk berita
sederhana koran/radio/TV

3. Tujuan Pembelajaran
 Mengidentifikasi unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks news item.
 Membuat teks-teks tentang fenomena alam dan fenomena sosial pendek
dan sederhana.
 Mempresentasikan teksnya kepada teman-teman.

4. Definition
News Item Text In general, the genre of the text in the English language are
classified into two groups, namely fiction and non-fiction. Some genres of text
that goes into the category of fiction is a narrative text, spoof text, anecdote
text and so on. While News Item Text, hortatory exposition, recount, review and
explanation are some examples of the genre of non-fiction texts that promote
factuality.

5. Classified
Two groups, namely fiction and non-fiction. Some genres of text that goes into
the category of fiction is a narrative text, spoof text, anecdote text and so on.
While News Item Text, hortatory exposition, recount, review and explanation
are some examples of the genre of non-fiction texts that promote factuality.

6. Language Features
The language used in writing the text that is News Item Text is a formal
language that is in accordance with a standardized spelling, more
straightforward and more scientific smelling. for the purpose of writing this text
is just to inform you of certain events not to entertain the reader with esthetical
writing.

7. Social Function
 To inform readers or listeners about the events of the day roommates are
Considered newsworthy or important.
 The language used in writing the text that is News Item Text is a formal
language that is in accordance with a standardized spelling, more
straightforward and more scientific smelling.
 You can not use that word semantic meaning ambiguous, because the
purpose of writing this text is just to inform you of certain events not to
entertain the reader with aesthetical writing.

8. Generic Structure
1. Newsworthy Event: Consider the initial paragraph of the above example.
Paragraph 1 called Newsworthy Event. Newsworthy events is the paragraph
that introduces the background to something and that something is started.
More is introductory. Of course, before moving to the core, the author should
introduce to the reader about the situations that support the event. (Includes
time, actors and circumstance).
2. Elaboration: After learning a glimpse of events that become subject, the reader
will be brought into some situations that usually be supporting the idea of core
events. Supporting this idea is packaged in the paragraph after newsworthy
event called elaboration. Elaboration can also be causes of major events.
3. Source: Source is a peculiarity News Item Text that no other text genres.
Because the News item is a text message, then, the need for resources, in the
form of an expert, the expert notes and research carried out by experts. Which
obviously relevant sources must meet the standardization of news
proclamation.

9. Grammatical Features
 Focusing on circumstances
That is, writing News Item Text only focused on the incident was not the culprit.
The perpetrator is only used as a supporting idea that will be enabled to clarify
the core events.
 Using material process
As presented in the form of factual events, it is necessary to emphasize that in
this News Item Text, the writer must describe the incident individually
inductively and deductively.

10. Example
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 SMA Students’ Modul of English 24 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.
Sources
A board of investigators was later to describe it as the worst accident in the history of the Soviet Navy.

11. ASSIGNMENT
1. Make a news item text with the theme of covid 19!
2. Look for examples of news item text from the mass media and analyze the
generic structure!

12. Thank You