Review 1

Subject : Art works (film/movie, book, song, painting, novel, etc)

Purpose:
To summarize, analyze, and respond to artworks

or
To give critique (to criticize) an artwork or  event   for a public audience

Generic Structure:
1. Orientation :     Background information on the text.
2. Interpretative Recount : Summary of an artwork (including characters and
    plot).
3. Evaluation : Concluding statement: judgement, opinion,  or recommendation.
4. Evaluation Summary: The last opinion consisting of the appraisal
    or punch line of the artwork being reviewed.

 
  Example of text

Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets BY J.K Rowling

The book takes place in modern times, in England. The main character is Harry Potter. Harry Potter is a wizard. He goes to school for witches and wizards, called Hogwarts.

It is Harry’s second years a Hogwarts and his two best friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are having a great time learning magic. There is a new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart who all the witches are crazy about. Professor Lockhart keeps napping Harry, because the professor thinks that Harry tries to get attention to be famous! While all the witches at school love new professor, all of the wizards think that he is a big joke.

After a month of school at Hogwarts, strange attacks begin to happen. First, the caretaker’s cat, Mrs. Norris, has been found, not died, but petrified not only was Filch’s cat attacked, but some of the Muggle-born students at Hogwarts have been found petrified, also. Naturally, all of the students are frightened at this, but they become even more scared when the next victim to be found petrified is Gryffindor ghost, Nearly Headless Nick.

What kind of monster is powerful enough to kill someone who is already dead? Who will be the next victim of the monster at Hogwart? Will the victims ever be revived? To find out you must read Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets! I have to say that the story was bright, fast paced, intriguing, and ultimately satisfying.

I like this book because it kept me wanting to read the next page, and the next, and so on.  The book is definitely a page turner. I recommend this book to nine years old and over.

1.     What is the communicative purpose of the text?

1. to entertain readers with a story of Harry Potter
2. to persuade readers that magician is a great thing
3. to present two points of view about the book of Harry Potter
4. to analyze and evaluate the book of Harry Potter
5. to retell events experienced by Harry Potter

2.     ...but they become even more scared when the next victim….(Paragraph 3). The synonym of the underlined word is…

A.  brave

B.  weak

C.  afraid

D.  down

E.  pleased

3.     Which of the following statements is correct based on the text?

A.  Harry Potter has a best friend only

B.  Professor Lockhart likes Harry Potter

C.  The students are relax to see the victims

D.  Some strange events happened because of Harry’s friends

E.  Monster attacking Hogwart is very strong to attack its victims

4.   What happened to school at Hogwart on the thirtieth day?

A.    Strange attacks from Mrs. Noris

B.    Strange attacks from Filch’s cat

C.   Strange attacks occurred at Hogwart

D.   Harry Potter becomes a brave boy

E.    The students were brave to face the next victim

 

Explanation

Subject : Process of natural or socio-cultural phenomena (proses kejadian alam atau kejadian sosial budaya)
              i.g: How rain happens
                   How facsimile works
                   Process of volcano eruption formation
                   How to make a paper  

Communicative Purpose: To explain the process of natural or socio-cultural phenomena working/formation (Untuk menjelaskan proses pembentukan atau kerja kejadian alam atau sosial budaya)

Generic structure : 

1. General statement  ; stating the phenomenon issues which will be explained. (menyatakan masalah fenomena yang akan dijelaskan
2. Explanation            ; stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena.(menyatakan serangkaian langkah yang menjelaskan kejadian tersebut)

Example of text

When we need food, our body begins to crave for it. But how do we know that we are hungry? How does our mind get the message and make us feel hungry? Hunger has nothing to do with an empty stomach, as most people believe. A baby is born with an empty stomach, yet it doesn’t feel hungry for several days. People who are ill often have empty stomach but don’t feel hungry. They just simply lose their appetite.

Hunger begins when the blood is getting out of some certain nutritive materials. When the blood vessels lack of these materials, a message is sent to a part of the brain that is called the “hunger center”. This part of the brain works like a brake in the intestine. As long as the blood has sufficient nutrition, the “hunger center” makes the intestine works more actively. That’s why a hungry person often hears his stomach “rumbling”.

Feeling hungry indicates our body needs nourishment that comes from variety of good quality of food. For instance, from vegetables, meats, eggs, and dairy products like milk and butter.

How long can we survive without food? That depends on the individual’s body condition. A very calm person can live longer without food than an excitable one because the protein stored up in his or her body is used less actively.

1.         The text is mainly discusses about … .

A.    The process how someone feel hungry

B.    The importance of food for our body

C.    The process of digestive system

D.    The condition when someone feels hungry

E.     The hunger center process

2.         Which of the following is not variety of good food?

A.    Egg

B.    Bean

C.    Ice cream

D.    Spinach

E.     Cabbage

3.         What is communicative purpose of the text?

A.      To describe the use of intestine.

B.      To explain how someone feels hungry

C.      To give a report the feeling of hungry.

D.      To tell the function of hunger center.

E.       To inform how important the food to our body.

4.         .....up in his or her body is used less actively. (Last sentence). The word “his or her” refers to....

A.      Our body

B.      Hungry person

C.      Individual’s body

D.      Individual’s condition

E.       A very calm person