Scribd
Upload
1K views

Report Text

This document provides information about the report text structure and features. It defines a report as presenting information from systematic observation and analysis. The social purpose of a report is to convey information about a class of things, whether natural or man-made. A report has two common generic structures - a general classification section and a description section. It also uses general nouns, relating verbs, action verbs in the present tense, technical terms, and paragraphs with topic sentences to organize information.

Uploaded by

Widya Ayu
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
1K views

Report Text

This document provides information about the report text structure and features. It defines a report as presenting information from systematic observation and analysis. The social purpose of a report is to convey information about a class of things, whether natural or man-made. A report has two common generic structures - a general classification section and a description section. It also uses general nouns, relating verbs, action verbs in the present tense, technical terms, and paragraphs with topic sentences to organize information.

Uploaded by

Widya Ayu
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 7

Report Text

Laudria Stella E.(XII IA 1/14)


Widya Ayu S. (XII IA 1/28)

DEFINITION
Report is a text which presents
information about something, as it is. It
is as a result of systematic observation
and analysis.

SOCIAL FUNCTION

Eveyone knows that each article certainly have a purpose why the article was
written. As well as a report text. Some experts say that the purpose of the
report is the text is :

Its

social purpose is presenting information


about something. They generally describe an entire
class of things, Whether natural or made:
Mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, countries of
region, culture, transportation, and so on.

So we can concluded, the purpose of the report is to convey information text


observations and systematic analysis. The information described in the report text is
usually general in nature, be it natural or artificial like a mammals, planets, rocks,
plants, state, cultural, transportation, etc.

GENERIC STRUCTURE
As same as descriptive text, A report text also has two common structures
[generic structure], there are :
1) General Clasification statements that describe the common subject of
the report, common description, and classification.
2) Description Tells what the phenomenon under discussion; in terms of
parts, qualities, habits or behaviors; This section gives us an overview of commonly
occurring phenomenon, either of its parts, its properties, habit, or behavior. The
point is, presenting elaboration of scientific classification.
There is also some information on the generic text structure report, which
includes :
1) General information,is the part that mentions the general information of the
theme of writing.
2) Bundles of Specific Information, give usthe elaboration of general information.

LANGUAGE FEATURE
Each article must have its own language characteristics, if recount text and narrative text tend to
have traits using simple past, then how about report text? Okay... here is a common grammar patterns
used in the text report, which includes :
1) Use of general nouns,that is, an object (be it alive or dead) of a general nature. Just compare
beetwen "Hunting dogs" and "My dog". Hunting dogs are common, while my dog is more spesific.
2) Use of Relating verbs to describe features,the grammar is also called linking verbs. As to be [is, am,
are: present], seem, look, taste, etc.
3) Some use of action verbs when describing behavior, eg Emus can not fly;
4) Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness,is one time in the simple present markers such
as "often, Usually, always" and others.eg Tropical cyclonesalwaysbegin over the sea;
5) Use of technical terms, eg "Isobars" are lines drawn on a weather map;For example, on "music"
then, the terms of the music should be there.
6) Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organis bundles of information; repeated naming of the
topic as the beginning focus of the clause.

m
a

x
E
le

p
Platypus

Many people call platypus duckbill because this animal has a bill like
duckbill. Platypus is a native Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia.
Platypus has a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body length is 30 to 45 cm and
covered with a thick, and woolly layer of fur. Its bill is detecting prey and
stirring up mud. Platypus eyes and head are small. It has no ears but has
ability to sense sound and light.
Platypus lives in streams, rivers, and lakes. Female platypus usually dig
burrows in the streams or river banks. The burrows are blocked with soil
to protect it from intruders and flooding. In the other hand, male platypus
does not need any burrow to stay.

ANALYSIS
a) The communicative purpose of the text is to inform the
readers about platypus
b) Generic Structure analysis
General classification; stating general classification, the animal of
platypus.

Description; describing in detail characterization of platypus body and


habitual life

c) Language Feature Analysis


Focusing in group; the animal of platypus
conditional, logical connective; but, in the other hand
Simple present tense pattern; Platypus lives in streams, male platypus
does not need any burrow, etc

You might also like