1. Ciri Umum:
(a) Tujuan Komunikatif Teks:
Mengetengahkan suatu masalah (isu) yang ditinjau paling tidak dari 2 (dua) sudut pandang, sebelum sampai pada suatu kesimpulan atau rekomendasi.
(b) Struktur Teks:
· Isu;(statement of issue and Preview)
· Pendapat yang mendukung:
- Gagasan Pokok 1,
- Elaborasi (uraian),
- Gagasan Pokok 2,
- Elaborasi (uraian).
· Pendapat yang menentang:(Statement of various viewpoints)
- Gagasan Pokok,
- Elaborasi (uraian),
· Kesimpulan.(conclusion or recomendation)
(c) Ciri Kebahasaan:
Menggunakan:
· general nouns untuk menyatakan kategori, misalnya uniforms, alcohol, dsb,
· relating verbs untuk memberi informasi tentang isu yang didiskusikan, misalnya smoking is harmful, dsb.
· thinking verbs untuk mengungkapkan pandangan pribadi penulis, misalnya feel, believe, hope, dsb.
· additives, contrastives dan causal connectives untuk menghubungkan argumen, misalnya similarly, on the hand, however, dsb.
· detailed noun groups untuk memberikan informasi secara padu, misalnya the dumping of unwanted kittens, dsb.
· modalities, seperti perhaps, must, should, should have been, could be, dsb.
· adverbials of maner, misalnya deliberately, hopefully, dsb.
2. Contoh dan Struktur Teks:
Homework
Isu
Pendapat yang mendukung
Pendapat yang menentang
I have been wondering if homework is necessary.
I think we should have homework because it helps us to learn and revise our work.
Homework helps people who aren’t very smart to remember what they have learned. Homework is really good because it helps with our education.
But, many times, doing homework is not a great idea. I think we shouldn’t have homework because I like to go out after school to a restaurant or the movies. Sometimes homework is boring and not important.
I think homework is bad because I like to play and discuss things with my family.
Minggu, 27 Februari 2011
teks review
We Americans hold something of an enchanted view of Eastern Philosophy. Buddhist Monks turn up regularly in our films to dispense just the right advice at just the right time to the hero, and we sell calendars every year full of Buddhist sayings like “see the truth, and you will see me”. We don’t stop and think about how terrible the plumbing might be in a monastery, or how awful it might be to refuse to swat the mosquitoes infecting you with dysentery because they might be your mother incarnate. For us, Stephen Schettini’s memoir, “The Novice”, is an injection of pure unbridled truth that forces us to see rather than simply suggesting it.
Stephen Schettini grew up Catholic and, disenchanted with the blind structuralism of his native religion, left to become an ordained Buddhist monk and taught in Switzerland for eight years. “The Novice”, is a remarkable tale of religious extremes, and how Schettini left both respectfully, to achieve a wisdom of his very own. The dichotomy that’s created between Catholicism and Buddhism is part of what makes this book so engaging. Schettini manages to remain respectful to both even while admitting his own disengagement as a childhood student of a strict Catholic school, and in turn as an adult teacher of Buddhism. His prolific sincerity pushes the narrative forward with intelligent humor and insight, and the steady stream keeps you afloat from beginning to end. A remarkable feat given the sensitivity of its subject.
Ultimately, Schettini’s book is more about Schettini himself than either of the religions that he addresses, and that might just be what makes it so agreeable. Rather than agreeing or disagreeing with him, you’re more apt to take from “The Novice” exactly what you bring to it. If you are unshakable in your Christian faith you’ll see Schettini’s incredible journey as that of a lost and wandering soul. The book would agree with that. However, if you’re agnostic or atheist, then “The Novice” will second that as well. Schettini leaves the book on somewhat of an ambiguous note, with his leaving the monastery for good, uncertain of what he is to do next. This reinforces the notion that each individual’s spiritual future is in their own hands, and that as much as man might try, there are no strict rules in matters of faith.
“The Novice” is an enlightening and enthralling read that towers as high as any religious text in its counter stance of uncertainty. Schettini reminds us that “faith, belief and devotion are means to an end” rather than “ends in themselves”. Even its title suggests the futility of ever really knowing the answers that organized religion feigns to solve. His book puts so poignantly what could take a lifetime to disco
Stephen Schettini grew up Catholic and, disenchanted with the blind structuralism of his native religion, left to become an ordained Buddhist monk and taught in Switzerland for eight years. “The Novice”, is a remarkable tale of religious extremes, and how Schettini left both respectfully, to achieve a wisdom of his very own. The dichotomy that’s created between Catholicism and Buddhism is part of what makes this book so engaging. Schettini manages to remain respectful to both even while admitting his own disengagement as a childhood student of a strict Catholic school, and in turn as an adult teacher of Buddhism. His prolific sincerity pushes the narrative forward with intelligent humor and insight, and the steady stream keeps you afloat from beginning to end. A remarkable feat given the sensitivity of its subject.
Ultimately, Schettini’s book is more about Schettini himself than either of the religions that he addresses, and that might just be what makes it so agreeable. Rather than agreeing or disagreeing with him, you’re more apt to take from “The Novice” exactly what you bring to it. If you are unshakable in your Christian faith you’ll see Schettini’s incredible journey as that of a lost and wandering soul. The book would agree with that. However, if you’re agnostic or atheist, then “The Novice” will second that as well. Schettini leaves the book on somewhat of an ambiguous note, with his leaving the monastery for good, uncertain of what he is to do next. This reinforces the notion that each individual’s spiritual future is in their own hands, and that as much as man might try, there are no strict rules in matters of faith.
“The Novice” is an enlightening and enthralling read that towers as high as any religious text in its counter stance of uncertainty. Schettini reminds us that “faith, belief and devotion are means to an end” rather than “ends in themselves”. Even its title suggests the futility of ever really knowing the answers that organized religion feigns to solve. His book puts so poignantly what could take a lifetime to disco
Kamis, 24 Februari 2011
teks eksposition analitikal
Cars should be banned in the city
Pernyataan pendapat
Argumentasi
Penguatan pernyataan
Cars should be banned in the city. As we all know, cars create pollution, and cause a lot of road deaths and other accidents.
Firstly, cars, as we all know, contribute to most of the pollution in the world.
Cars emit a deadly gas that causes illnesses such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and ‘triggers’ off asthma. Some of these illnesses are so bad that people can die from them.
Secondly, the city is very busy. Pedestrians wander everywhere and cars commonly hit pedestrians in the city, which causes them to die. Cars today are our roads biggest killers.
Thirdly, cars are very noisy. If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep at night, or concentrate on your homework, and especially talk to someone.
In conclusion, cars should be banned from the city for the reasons listed.
Pernyataan pendapat
Argumentasi
Penguatan pernyataan
Cars should be banned in the city. As we all know, cars create pollution, and cause a lot of road deaths and other accidents.
Firstly, cars, as we all know, contribute to most of the pollution in the world.
Cars emit a deadly gas that causes illnesses such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and ‘triggers’ off asthma. Some of these illnesses are so bad that people can die from them.
Secondly, the city is very busy. Pedestrians wander everywhere and cars commonly hit pedestrians in the city, which causes them to die. Cars today are our roads biggest killers.
Thirdly, cars are very noisy. If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep at night, or concentrate on your homework, and especially talk to someone.
In conclusion, cars should be banned from the city for the reasons listed.
teks ekspanation
Making Paper from Woodchips
Penjelasan umum
Woodchipping is a process used to obtain pulp and paper products from forest trees.
The woodchipping process begins when the trees are cut down in a selected area of the forest called a coupe.
Penjelasan proses
Next the tops and branches of the trees are cut out and then the logs are taken to the mill.
At the mill the bark of the logs is removed and the logs are taken to a chipper which cuts them into small pieces called woodchips.
The woodchips are then screened to remove dirt and other impurities.
At this stage they are either exported in this form or changed into pulp by chemicals and heat.
The pulp is then bleached and the water content is removed.
Penutup
Finally the pulp is rolled out to make paper.
Penjelasan umum
Woodchipping is a process used to obtain pulp and paper products from forest trees.
The woodchipping process begins when the trees are cut down in a selected area of the forest called a coupe.
Penjelasan proses
Next the tops and branches of the trees are cut out and then the logs are taken to the mill.
At the mill the bark of the logs is removed and the logs are taken to a chipper which cuts them into small pieces called woodchips.
The woodchips are then screened to remove dirt and other impurities.
At this stage they are either exported in this form or changed into pulp by chemicals and heat.
The pulp is then bleached and the water content is removed.
Penutup
Finally the pulp is rolled out to make paper.
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