E-Module Descriptive Text

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

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What is DESCRIPTIVE TEXT?

"Descriptive text is a kind of text that
describes something/person in
particular (details)”.

Descriptive Teks adalah teks yang
menggambarkan sesuatu/manusia secara
terperinci.

The purpose of DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

"The purpose of descriptive text is to describe
someone/something specifically to the readers
in particular or details”.

Tujuan dari descriptive text yaitu untuk
menggambarkan seseorang/benda secara
spesifik kepada pembaca dalam ruang lingkup
yang terperinci.

Object of Writing

Descriptive Text usually tells about:
1. People around us
2. Things around us
3. Tourism Places / City / Country
4. Company Profile
5. Biography of Famous/Successful Person

Generic Structure:

1. Identification : "It is a part of paragraph which
introduces or identifies the character." (Berisi
tentang identifikasi hal/seseorang yang akan
dideskripsikan).
2. Description : "It is a part of paraqraph which
describes the character." (Berisi tentang
penjelasan / penggambaran tentang hal atau
seseoranq dengan menyebutkan beberapa
sifatnya).

Language Features:

- Itusually uses present tense in sentences.
- It usually uses some adjective in many
sentences.
- It usually in the first person POV and or in
the third person POV

Example:

My Classroom

This is my classroom. My classroom is big, neat and clean. It is about
10 x 9 meters. The wall color is white. There are four glass doors and 6
windows. There are thirty desks for students and two desks for teachers.
One teacher desk is in front of the class and another one is in the back.
The students’ desks are gray and light blue. While the teachers’ desks
are white and brown. All desks are made of wood and iron. There are
two bookshelves and two whiteboards in front of the class. I feel really
comfortable studying in my classroom.

Generic Structure “My Classroom”

(Identification)

This is my classroom. My classroom is big, neat and clean.

(Description)

It is about 10 x 9 meters. The wall color is white. There are four glass
doors and 6 windows. There are thirty desks for students and two desks
for teachers. One teacher desk is in front of the class and another one
is in the back. The students’ desks are gray and light blue. While the
teachers’ desks are white and brown. All desks are made of wood and
iron. There are two bookshelves and two whiteboards in front of the
class. I feel really comfortable studying in my classroom.

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