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Final Assignment
As the final assignment, you will analyze one text of each type that you yourselves will find from an
authentic source (e.g. newspaper, magazine), hence 1 news report, 1 caption, 1 advertisement, 1
review.
You will analyze each text in terms of (1) the social function, (2) text struct ure, and (3)
lexicogrammatical features.
Finally, summarize the analysis of each text type in the form of a short report.
1. NEWSREPORT
TEXT 1
Dozens of people were injured as an airliner crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern
Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames, the airline and passengers said Tuesday.
Passengers said there had been "a strange movement" on takeoff and "that was when the accident
happened," Durango Governor Jose Rosas told the Milenio television channel.
Dozens of lightly injured passengers left the plane, which was engulfed in gray smoke in a field.
Witnesses said there were "about 80 injured."
The plane carrying 97 passengers and four crew heading from Durango to the capital Mexico City,
"crashed on take off" around 4:00 pm (2100 GMT), the country's Transport Minister Gerardo Ruiz
Esparza said on Twitter.
Emergency services, the army and the Red Cross were on the scene.
Aeromexico said it was "working to verify the information and gather details."
The first images of the crash site shared on social and Mexican media showed a plane partially immersed
in flames.
"I pray that the crew and all the passengers are OK," said Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/08/01/passenger-plane-crashes-on-take-off-in-northern-
mexico.html
Social Functions
Plane Passenger
1. Target Readers People in General
Foreign People
Traveler
Airline
2.
reporter’s position towards the Neutral or Objective because the source of the news is from Witnesses and
issue Passenger
The plane carrying 97 passengers and four crew heading from Durango to the
capital Mexico City, "crashed on take off" around 4:00 pm (2100 GMT),
The attention from authorities
"I pray that the crew and all the passengers are OK," said Mexico President
Enrique Pena Nieto.
Text Structures Unfortunate Event
Passenger Plane Crashes
1. The Structure of the Headline
Time
On Take Off
Place
in Northern Mexico
Stating with the weather while the incident and the incident day ; during a
heavy hail storm and on Tuesday.
Passengers said there had been Dozens of lightly injured passengers left the
plane, which was engulfed in gray smoke in a field.
past tenses
was engulfed, were, left
The plane carrying 97 passengers and four crew heading from Durango to the
capital Mexico City,
Possible use of emotive words
"I pray that the crew and all the passengers are OK," said Mexico President
Enrique Pena Nieto.
2. CAPTIONS
Historical Winning : Inter Milan ended a six-season absence from the Champions League on Sunday
when they won 3-2 at Lazio at the final week and take the fourth place in Serie-A final standings.
SOCIAL FUNCTION
Who/What is the highlight of the Skriniar / Inter Team celebrated the goal made a history
caption? Goal celebration against Lazio, the match they played for
How is the picture contextualized? Champion League qualifier
How does the caption relate to the Winning is associated their expression in celebrating the goal
headline?
TEXT STRUCTURE
Lexicogrammatical Feature
3. ADVERTISEMENT
To persuade people to buy this product This ads contains imperative sentence,
There is product name compaund word, enough information
Compaund word about this product.
Target readers
All people in general
4. REVIEW
The Lord of the Rings is a fairy-tale of myth and fantasy. Peter Jackson directed a film that was
considered, for a very long time, impossible to make, and not only for technical reasons. The
narrative roots are incredibly long and detailed, and the storyline is deeply connected with the
creation of a fantastic continent from a time unknown called `Middle Earth'. Its author, Tolkien,
dedicated a considerable part of his life developing this continent's background, its mythology and
origins, its different kinds of people, cultures and languages, and therefore its geographic references
are determinant to the unfolding of the story of the One Ring.
An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has
been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring
of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it!
However he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolasthe elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn,
Boromir and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Through mountains, snow,
darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring
must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign.
The greatest thing about this film, to me, is that it brought me back to a time when I was in love with
a different world where everything was possible. Reading The Lord of the Rings night after night, I
came to understand what this thing of `mankind' really was all about. This film could capture that
magic, and be a new bearer to its message of humanism, is a statement to its greatness. Gandalf's
words, that even the smallest person may change the course of the world, and have a part to play in
the destiny of all, are immortal.
In the end, this is a wonderful film, but that doesn't mean you are going to like it. I cannot tell you
what it is like to see this film if you don't know or love the book. But I hope it may plant a seed on
your heart to discover a great world of fantasy, beauty and humanity. I believe Tolkien would have
liked that.
1. Social Function
to appreciate or to critic a book, movie, To tell the readers about The Lord of The Rings, a fairy-tale of myth and
shows, and others. fantasy directed by Peter Jackson.
2. Generic structure
Orientation/Introduction: Background The first paragraph tells us about type of the film, the involved person
of the text and the context of this film.
Evaluation: concluding statement,
The Lord of the Rings is a fairy-tale of myth and fantasy.
opinion, recommendation.
Interpretative recount: summary Peter Jackson directed a film
Evaluative summation: The last opinion
developing this continent's background, its mythology and origins, its
different kinds of people, cultures and languages, and therefore its
geographic references are determinant to the unfolding of the story of
the One Ring.
The evaluation
An ancient Ring thought lost …………. One Ring is the only hope for the
end of the Dark Lords reign.
Summary
The greatest thing about this film, to me, is that it brought me back to a
time when I ………………., is a statement to its greatness. Gandalf's words,
that even the smallest person may change the course of the world, and
have a part to play in the destiny of all, are immortal.
Last Opinion
, this is a wonderful film, but that doesn't mean you are going to like i
3. Language features
But I hope it may plant a seed on your heart to discover a great world of
fantasy, beauty and humanity. I believe Tolkien would have liked that.
The first paragraph is used Present Simple to introduce the topic, and the
second is used Past Simple because it tells us about the chronology of the
film, and the two last paragraph use present simple to state the opinion.
Summary
News reports are found in newspapers and their purpose is to inform readers of what is
happening in the world around them. The social function of news report is to inform the target
readers, listeners, and viewers about events which are considered important and relevant to them by
summarizing the event by mentioning only the important points in first paragraph and tells the
events in details by providing the details of the important points, as stated by the sources such as
authority, source person, witness. In order to have a good news report, we should use telegraphic
information about story captured in headline, direct and indirect sentences to report the events
according to witness(es) and the source person and use past tenses. Using prepositional phrases to
state the circumstances briefly will help the readers understand the news. Using clause will make our
sentence in news report will be more attractive.
Advertisement is a short interesting functional text. The Social Function of this text is to
persuade listeners or readers to buy or to use the product or services being advertised or to convince
products, services, or events to the public. A good ad should be clear in a purpose which built the
advertisement, product names and the target readers. Besides, Coinage will make ad more
interesting because coined words make lively and eye-catching. Comparative and Superlative
Adjective will also make ad more convincing, while compound word will gives the readers a sense of
closeness. To have a good command so the reader will be interested, we have to use Imperative
Sentence and Disjunctive Clause.
The way to express our opinion of film, novel, and other product is to review it. Review is an
appreciation or an evaluation of a publication, such as a movie, book, novel, etc. which contains the
orientation/introduction paragraph as its background to tell the products. Concluding statement,
opinion, recommendation should be the next paragraph which called Evaluation by telling the
chronology or characteristic of the product, film, music, or novel. To state our opinion, it must be at
the last paragraph because it could be the conclusion for our opinion of the product, film, movie,
novel or music.