SPOOF TEXT

by

Shinta Dewi Kusumaningrum

19 (XI Immersion 2)

Spoof text is a kind of text that that is the most

enjoyable to learn. Why? Because with this one, at
least the students who always frown when learning
English can be cured. Try to ask your friends, is there
your friends who "hated" English lessons? I'm sure
"there is".However, with this spoof text, hopefully all
of their hatred could be turned into love.
Spoof text is one type of English text that telling a
funny story. Who would not smile if there are things
that funny? That is stressful man huh? If the
narrative text tend to tell a story with a variety of
problems to be solved, and if the recount textmore
inclined to tell that person's activities in a particular
time sequence, spoof text is different from the two
text, so what is?

Definition
Mentioned in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's
Dictionary Online, there are two meanings of spoof
text. First, as a noun, the meaning is, "a funny and
silly piece of writing, music, theater, etc.. That
copies the style of an original work". Being
second, spoof as a verb, meaning, "to try to make
someone believe in something is not true, as a
joke." Spoof of the second meaning above, it can
be concluded that the definition of spoof text is a
text that contains humor though most of the text
has been modified from the original.

Language Characteristics
There are several linguistic characteristics
that can distinguish Spoof Text with English
Text types (Types of Text) the other, there
are :
1. Using the Past Tense; was, were, did, etc.
2. Using action verbs (action verb), did,
went, walked, etc.
3. Using adverb of time and place adverbs.
4. Told chronologically.

Language Features
1. Focusing on individual participant like as
people, animals or certain things
2. Using past sentence
3. Using action verb (ate, ran, was walking, etc.)
4. The use of adverbial phrase of time and place
(in the garden, two days ago)
5. Told in chronological order
6. Use of direct speech or indirect speech for
the dialogues
7. The use of connective (first, then, finally)

Generic Structures
1. Orientation
Introduction of the participant of the story,
where it happens and when it happens. By giving
the orientation, reader will recognize the story.
2. Events
Tells about the chronological of the story.
Several events are explored in chronological way
which able to arrange the story read nicely.
3. Twist
An unpredictable plot in the end of the story
which amuse the reader. Readers even didnt
predict before that it would be.

Example
Absence
Joe's Mother got angry because her son got a low
mark
on
English
test.
"Why did you get such a low mark on that test?"
Asked mother angrily. Asked by his angry mother,
Joe just kept silent and went out. A few moment,
Joe came back home and met his mother again.
His mother asked the same question.
Joe answered steadily, "Because of absence. "You
mean you were absent on the day of the test?"
Mother wondered. Joe replied, "No, but the kid