Descriptive text is describe
a particular person, place or thing (Rudi Hartono, 2005 : 6). The purpose of a
descriptive text is to tell about the subject by describing its features
without including personal opinion. There are important parts in descriptive
text that must be taught as follows :
a.
Social function
The function of
descriptive text is to give information. Contextual factor or social
context of this text is describing things. Can be person, animal, or place
(a specific thing like our friends, or person who we know them well). The
social function of descriptive text is to describe a particular person, place,
or thing (Rudi Hartono, 2005:206)
b. Generic structure
The genric
structures of descriptive texts are identification and description which identifies the person, place, or thing to be described and
description which describe parts, qualities and characteristics (Hartono, 2005:
7).
The Generic Structure of Descriptive Text:
Ø Identification: identifying the phenomenon to be
described.
Ø Description: describing the phenomenon in parts,
qualities, or/and characteristics.
A typical
descriptives text has an opening paragraph introducting the subject of the
description; followed by a series of paragraph, each describing one feature of
the subject. There can be also a final concluding section that signals the and
the description.
c.
Language
features
The linguistic
features of descriptive texts are focused on specific
participants, use of attributive and identifyng process,
frequent use epithets and classifier in nominal groups (Hartono, 2005: 9). The
vocabularies, which are often used in descriptive texts are words that are
related to name of place: location, purpose, beneficial, presentation, and
evidence of today, which are needed (for building). For animals, the words
which are used arew words which describe clasification, presentation, habitat,
behavior, life cycle and beneficial. Language, which is used the neutral
objective language
Descriptive texts
often used one of the forms be: present or past, and one of
the forms have. Tenses which are often use are present tense, but
sometimes past if there are things, which are described had lost (nothing
again). Passive forms are often used too. Describe texts are often completed
with photo, diagram, map, etc.
• Action Verb
She
drinks a glass of milk every day.
• Simple present tens
I have a
favorite teacher.
• Adjective
Ayu is beautiful
woman.
• Relating Verb (It gives the information about the subject)
Yoona
is a Korean actress.
Joko
has a popular name in campus, Ahmed.
Example of
Descriptive Text
SULE
Identification :
His full
name is Entis Sutisna. People call him Sule. He is a famous comedian in
Indonesia. Sule was born on 15 November 1976 in Bandung, West Java. He speaks
Sundanese fluently. He also learns Javanese.
Description :
Sule is very unique. His hair is long with
brown and yellow color. He has oval face, flat nose and slanting eyes. People
know Sule as a ridiculous man and full of jokes. He is very funny. His joke
makes everyone smiling even belly laughing. Sule plays in several TV shows such
as Opera Van Java (OVJ), Awas Ada Sule, PAS Mantab, and Saung Sule. He also can
sing very well. He has very famous song entitled Susis (Suami Sieun Istri).
Click link below to get more other examples of descriptive!
http://www.sekolahoke.com/2012/11/descriptive-text-lionel-messi.htm
http://sro.web.id/contoh-descriptive-text.htmlThe Assignment!
Describe The Picture Below!
The requirements:
- You should make it into at least two paragraphs.
- It should be submitted on January 1st, 2013, at 00.00 am.
- Send it to ratna.sHarie@yahoo.co.id