Introduction
Do you know about descriptive text lesson in English education? So descriptive text in term of writing only known as “description” is one of English lesson that should be mastered not only junior high school students but also senior high school students. Maybe you are “bored” to learn narrative text, because of that, it’s time to discuss descriptive text so that our head is not merely contains stories and stories. Okey..
Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.
Today you will learn about descriptive text.. Let’s get started..!
Task
You will familiarize yourself with descriptive text which will later be used in writing, which will be used to describe a person, thing or place specifically and also to describe a particular person, thing or place to write descriptive text. Follow the guide to create descriptive text from this webquest. I hope you enjoy your writing. I can't wait to read your posts next week. good luck!
Process
1. Generic Structure of Descriptive Text
When writing descriptive text, there are some generic structures (actually not mandatory) for our writing to be true.
The arrangement is:
# Identification: (contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal or object will be described.)
# Description: contains a description of something such as animal, things, place or person by describing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describe.
2. Purpose of Descriptive text
● To describe person, thing or place in-specific.
● To describe a particular person, thing or place.
Language Feature of Descriptive Text
Specific participant =
has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). for example: Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim.
The use of the adjective =
(an adjective) to clarify the noun, for example: a beautiful beach, a handsome man, the famous place in jepara, etc.
The use of simple present tense =
The sentence pattern used is simple present because it tells the fact of the object described.
Action verb =
verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc….
Practical Uses of This Subject
After knowing the structure, features and purpose of descriptive text in writing. visit the link below and see the video, pay attention to how to make a good descriptive text according to the structure above. Find it yourself.
http://britishcourse.com/descriptive-text-definition-generic-structures…
► Write a descriptive text
- Write a text description that describes a person, place or thing that you have met or visited before. Make it in accordance with the structure, purpose and features. submit your work (descriptive text) on google classroom in two weeks.
Join the Google Classroom of "English class of 10 grade Students 2018." here is the group code : wzhy12
good luck!
Evaluation
This is how your project is going to be evaluated.
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Kriteria |
Skor |
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Judul• mengungkapkan objek khusus • bukan berupa kalimat • menggunakan huruf besar kecil • tanpa diberikan tanda titik |
4 = jikaterdapat 4 unsur 3 = jikaterdapat 3 unsur 2 = jikaterdapat 2 unsur 1 = jikaterdapat 1 unsur
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Identifikasi• terdapat pengenalan objek yang dideskripsikan • terdapat informasi umum tentang objek • tidak terdapat kesalahan struktur kalimat • tidak terdapat kesalahan tanda baca |
4 = terdapat 4 unsur/ lebih 3 = terdapat 3 unsur 2 = terdapat 2 unsur 1 = terdapat 1 unsur
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Deskripsi• terdapat penjelasan terperinci fisik objek • terdapat perincian beberapa bagian dari objek • tidak terdapat kesalahan struktur kalimat • pilihan kosakata yang segar dan bervariasi • tidak terdapat kesalahan tanda baca |
4 = terdapat 4 unsur/ lebih 3 = terdapat 3 unsur 2 = terdapat 2 unsur 1 = terdapat 1 unsur
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Penutup• terdapat simpulan tanggapan terhadap objek • terdapat kesan terhadap hal yang dideskripsikan • pilihan kosakata yang segar dan bervariasi • tidak terdapat kesalahan tanda baca |
4 = terdapat 4 unsur/ lebih 3 = terdapat 3 unsur 2 = terdapat 2 unsur 1 = terdapat 1 unsur
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Penggunaan bahasa• terdapat perincian bahasa konkret, majas untuk menggambarkan seolah-olah pembaca melihat • terdapat perincian bahasa konkret, majas untuk menggambarkan seolah-olah pembaca mendengar • terdapat perincian bahasa konkret, majas untuk menggambarkan seolah-olah pembaca merasakan • terdapat perincian dengan kata konkret |
4 = terdapat 4 unsur/ lebih 3 = terdapat 3 unsur 2 = terdapat 2 unsur 1 = terdapat 1 unsur |
Conclusion
●Nice work! You have completed the step-by-step activity of learning about writing descriptive text according to its structure, features and purpose.
Credits
Teacher Page
INTRODUCTION
●This WebQuest was created for students in grade 10 of high school to help them create a descriptive text project. Students are taken to a step-by-step process to find out what, how, and examples of writing descriptive text. Projects will be worked on individually and submitted within two weeks.
LEARNERS
●The target users of this WebQuest are high school students who are interested in learning how to write descriptions text.
STANDARDS
●The project is based on the standard of the lesson plan.
PROJECTS
Students are assigned to complete this WebQuest. Students need to go through all the steps in this part of the process of WebQuest to prepare them to write their own writing. The teacher gave them two weeks to complete their writing. Teachers should be available for consultation until students are ready to submit their writing. The descriptive text submitted is then assessed based on the evaluation rubric presented in the evaluation section of this WebQuest.