Sebelum mengerjakan PR tentang menyusun paragraf acak menjadi Descriptive Text yang baik, kita perlu mempelajari dulu fungsi dan generic structure (struktur teks) dari Descriptive Text. Setelah kita memahami fungsi dan struktur teks tersebut, kita akan mampu menyusun paragraf acak menjadi teks deskriptif yang bermakna. Kita juga mampu menjawab pertanyaan terkait teks deskriptif tersebut karena kita bisa memperoleh informasi spesifik dari teks dengan mudah.
Descriptive Text berfungsi mendeskripsikan atau menggambarkan segala sesuatu baik itu manusia, hewan, tumbuhan atau benda mati dengan sifat yang melekat padanya seperti bentuknya, sifat-sifatnya, jumlahnya, ukuran, jenis, warna, dan sebagainya sehingga pembaca dapat mengetahui seperti apa sesuatu itu dari gambaran yang kita sampaikan meskipun ia belum pernah melihatnya secara langsung.
Generic Structure merupakan tata cara penulisan khusus dari sebuah teks tertentu. Susunan ini sebaiknya ditulis secara urut. Generic Structure dari Descriptive Text adalah:
Identification
Identification berfungsi sebagai pengenalan dari apa yang sedang kita jelaskan. Bagian ini berisi pendahuluan dan gambaran umum tentang suatu topik. Bagian ini biasanya terdiri dari satu paragraf, terletak di awal teks.
Description
Pada bagian description berisi ciri-ciri khusus atau sifat-sifat yang terdapat pada benda, orang, atau hewan yang sedang kita jelaskan. Bagian ini biasanya terdiri dari beberapa paragraf.
A. Arrange the paragraphs to form a meaningful text.
1. Jasmine flowers bloom almost continuously. The flowers are usually pure white, but yellow maybe found too. They are borne in clusters of 2 – 14 flowers on woody stem tips. → Description
2. The plants bloom delicate, beautiful, sweet scented flowers from late spring and throughout the summer. Several species bloom in winter while the branches are bare. → Description
3. The jasmine plant is an evergreen plant that is known for its beautiful flowers with a unique fragrance. It varies in form, from a vine, shrub or small tree. → Identification
4. The flower is a small, 1 inch in width, dainty, five-petaled, tubular flower. The jasmine flower only opens at night and releases a strong sweet smell. The jasmine flowers are followed by small berries that are shiny white, flashy in color. → Description
5. The jasmine plant has dark green, 3 to 6 inch long, smooth and shiny leaves. It grows to the height of 12 feet and forms a large mound. Its sprawling stems are at 4 to 8 inches in length, feeble and require support. They grow quickly and use other plants to support their growth. → Description
The best arrangement is 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
B. Answer the questions based on the text in task A.
1. What is the form of the jasmine plant? The jasmine plant varies in form, from a vine, shrub or small tree.
2. What are the leaves of the jasmine plant like? Their leaves' color is dark green, 3 to 6 inch long, smooth and shiny.
3. Why does the jasmine plant depends on other plants? Because its sprawling stems are at 4 to 8 inches in length, feeble and require support. They grow quickly and use other plants to support their growth.
4. What are the flowers like? They are small, 1 inch in width, dainty, five-petaled, tubular flowers.
5. When does the plant usually bloom? They bloom from late spring and throughout the summer. Several species bloom in winter while the branches are bare.
6. How many jasmine flowers are there in one cluster? There are 2 – 14 flowers in one cluster.
7. Where are the flowers borne? They borne on woody stem tips.
8. What follows the jasmine flowers? The jasmine flowers are followed by small berries that are shiny white, flashy in color.
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Pembahasan
Sebelum mengerjakan PR tentang menyusun paragraf acak menjadi Descriptive Text yang baik, kita perlu mempelajari dulu fungsi dan generic structure (struktur teks) dari Descriptive Text. Setelah kita memahami fungsi dan struktur teks tersebut, kita akan mampu menyusun paragraf acak menjadi teks deskriptif yang bermakna. Kita juga mampu menjawab pertanyaan terkait teks deskriptif tersebut karena kita bisa memperoleh informasi spesifik dari teks dengan mudah.
Descriptive Text berfungsi mendeskripsikan atau menggambarkan segala sesuatu baik itu manusia, hewan, tumbuhan atau benda mati dengan sifat yang melekat padanya seperti bentuknya, sifat-sifatnya, jumlahnya, ukuran, jenis, warna, dan sebagainya sehingga pembaca dapat mengetahui seperti apa sesuatu itu dari gambaran yang kita sampaikan meskipun ia belum pernah melihatnya secara langsung.
Generic Structure merupakan tata cara penulisan khusus dari sebuah teks tertentu. Susunan ini sebaiknya ditulis secara urut. Generic Structure dari Descriptive Text adalah:
Identification berfungsi sebagai pengenalan dari apa yang sedang kita jelaskan. Bagian ini berisi pendahuluan dan gambaran umum tentang suatu topik. Bagian ini biasanya terdiri dari satu paragraf, terletak di awal teks.
Pada bagian description berisi ciri-ciri khusus atau sifat-sifat yang terdapat pada benda, orang, atau hewan yang sedang kita jelaskan. Bagian ini biasanya terdiri dari beberapa paragraf.
A. Arrange the paragraphs to form a meaningful text.
1. Jasmine flowers bloom almost continuously. The flowers are usually pure white, but yellow maybe found too. They are borne in clusters of 2 – 14 flowers on woody stem tips. → Description
2. The plants bloom delicate, beautiful, sweet scented flowers from late spring and throughout the summer. Several species bloom in winter while the branches are bare. → Description
3. The jasmine plant is an evergreen plant that is known for its beautiful flowers with a unique fragrance. It varies in form, from a vine, shrub or small tree. → Identification
4. The flower is a small, 1 inch in width, dainty, five-petaled, tubular flower. The jasmine flower only opens at night and releases a strong sweet smell. The jasmine flowers are followed by small berries that are shiny white, flashy in color. → Description
5. The jasmine plant has dark green, 3 to 6 inch long, smooth and shiny leaves. It grows to the height of 12 feet and forms a large mound. Its sprawling stems are at 4 to 8 inches in length, feeble and require support. They grow quickly and use other plants to support their growth. → Description
The best arrangement is 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
B. Answer the questions based on the text in task A.
1. What is the form of the jasmine plant? The jasmine plant varies in form, from a vine, shrub or small tree.
2. What are the leaves of the jasmine plant like? Their leaves' color is dark green, 3 to 6 inch long, smooth and shiny.
3. Why does the jasmine plant depends on other plants? Because its sprawling stems are at 4 to 8 inches in length, feeble and require support. They grow quickly and use other plants to support their growth.
4. What are the flowers like? They are small, 1 inch in width, dainty, five-petaled, tubular flowers.
5. When does the plant usually bloom? They bloom from late spring and throughout the summer. Several species bloom in winter while the branches are bare.
6. How many jasmine flowers are there in one cluster? There are 2 – 14 flowers in one cluster.
7. Where are the flowers borne? They borne on woody stem tips.
8. What follows the jasmine flowers? The jasmine flowers are followed by small berries that are shiny white, flashy in color.
Pelajari lebih lanjut
1. Materi tentang fungsi Descriptive Text disini brainly.co.id/tugas/8399279
2. Materi tentang Generic Structure dari Descriptive Text disini brainly.co.id/tugas/15145965
3. Materi tentang contoh Descriptive Text disini brainly.co.id/tugas/9266342
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Detil jawaban
Kelas: 7
Mapel: Bahasa Inggris
Bab: Descriptive text
Kode: 7.5.4
Kata Kunci: descriptive text, identification, description, generic structure