This document provides information about an English lesson for 10th grade students on writing news items. The lesson focuses on having students write short functional texts and simple essays in the form of narratives, descriptions, and news items about everyday life. Specifically, the lesson aims to have students create news items about the opening of a new botanical garden in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. An example news item is provided covering the key details of the new conservation area and positive comments from the forestry minister on the importance of protecting the environment.

2.  Mata Pelajaran:
Bahasa Inggris
 Kelas/semester:
X/2

3. 12. Menulis
Mengungkapkan makna dalam teks
tulis fungsional pendek dan esei sederhana
berbentuk narrative, desrptive, dan news
item dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari.

4. 12.2 Mengungkapkan makna dan langkah retorika
dalam esei sederhana secara akurat, lancar, dan
berterima dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari dalam
teks berbentuk narrative, descriptive, dan news item.

5. Tema:
Breaking News
Aspek/skill:
Menulis
 Tujuan Pembelajaran
Setelah selesai kegiatan pembelajaran, siswa
diharapkan dapat:
Membuat teks dalam bentuk news item

7. Contoh Teks News Item:
A New Botanical Garden Has Opened in Balikpapan
• Newsworthy event
A new botanical garden has opened in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, signifying
a strong commitment toward nature conservation amid the excessive expansion
of mining and oil-palm plantation sites in the province, a minister has said.
• Back ground
The conservation area, situated on a 309-hectare plot of land, is the only
botanical garden in Kalimantan.
• Source
Zulkifli described the Balikpapan botanical garden as the last fort for the
environment in the area, partly because primary forests across Indonesia,
especially in Kalimantan, continue to be damaged by mining and plantation
expansion activities. “The opening of this new botanical garden is a positive step
toward addressing environmental issues in this region,” forestry Minister Zulkifli
Hasan said in Balikpapan on Wednesday, as quoted by tempo.co

8. Metode/Teknik:
CLT/Scramble Paragraph
Sumber Belajar:
Buku Look Ahead 1