This document defines and discusses the characteristics of a spoof text. It notes that a spoof tells a factual story in the past with an unpredictable, funny ending meant to entertain. The generic structure of a spoof includes orientation, events, and a twist ending. Common types of twists are lighthearted, humorous, or ironic. The document provides examples of similarities and differences between spoofs and recounts. It concludes with teaching suggestions, such as ensuring students understand how to craft an unexpected twist and develop their writing skills through spoof practice.

1. Spoof Text
Endila Rahmi 20157479133
Mulyanah 20157479141
Yulia Eolia Putri 20157479111
Master Degree Program
English Education Faculty
INDRAPRASTA PGRI UNIVERSITY
2016

2. • a text which tells factual story,
happened in the past time with
unpredictable and funny
ending.
Definition of Spoof
• to entertain and share the story.
Function of Spoof

3. Generic
Structure
Orientation;
sets the scene
Events; the writer
tells what happened
Twist; , provide the
part of the story with
an unpredictable
ending

4. Language Feature of Spoof
Focusing on people, animals or certain things.
Using action verb; ate, ran, etc.
Using adverb of time and place.
Told in chronological order.

5. 3 common types of twisting ending :
• Many stories have twist with a happy, amusing, or
heartwarming ending. (Lighthearted twist)
Humorous Twist
• Often reveal something about the darker side of
human nature. In other word ironic twist is tragic.
Ironic Twist
• A narrator who has incorrect information built
around their own perception of events that they
pass along can build an unpredictable ending.
Misconception Twist

8. Our Spoof Text

9. Our Spoof Text

10. The similarities between
Spoof & Recount
Introduce the participants of the story, orientate
the main event and set the time and place.
Explore the informative fact for the past
experience.
Focus on series of event which happened.

11. The differences between
Spoof & Recount

12. The differences between
Spoof & Recount
Spoof
• end the story with what we
call TWIST. It is the
unpredictable thing.
• for functional view, spoof
text tends to project the
amusement of reading.
Spoof text uses tricky plot to
drive readers to certain view
and sooner brings the
reader to the opposite point.
Recount
• summarize the introduction
and closed with the writer’s
subjective feeling
concerning the events.
• for functional view, recount
text emphasizes in detailed
information of the events. It
reveals the series of events
in chronological order based
on time or place.

13. Teaching Suggestion
Teacher should pay more attention to make their
students mastering the twist in the story and ensure
them to understand how to create a twist.
English teachers should encourage their
students to practice writing to develop their
writing skills especially for writing a spoof.
The teachers should also pay attention to ensure their
students understand how to use action verbs,
connectives, and the use of the simple past tense.

14. Refferences
• Hartono, R. (2005). Genres of text. Semarang: Semarang
State University.
• Putra, R. A. (2012). A study on the ability of
comprehending spoof texts at second grade students of
SMA PGRI Pekanbaru. Unpublished Bachelor’s thesis.
Lancang Kuning University, Pekanbaru.
• Sudarwati, M, & Grace, E. (2007). Look ahead book 2:
An English course for senior high school students year
XI. Jakarta. Erlangga.