Minggu, 10 April 2011

NEWS ITEM


Purpose:
To inform readers, listeners, or viewers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.

Text Organization:
* Newsworthy Events (tells the event in a summary form
* Background Event (elaborates what happened, explains what caused the incident)
* Sources (comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts involved the events)

Language Features:
* Information on the use of headlines
* The use of action verbs (e. g.: hit, attack, curb)
* The use of saying verbs (e. g.: said, added, claimed)
* The use of Passive Sentences
* The use of Adverbs in Passive Sentences

Taken from: Look Ahead 1

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