News Item Part 1

Name : Hanifah Az Zahra 

Class : XII IPS 2 

Definition of News Item

News item text is a text which informs readers about events are considered newsworthy or important. 

Purpose of News Item

News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.

Text Structure :

• Headline : Is a title of the news

• Newsworthy event : Tells the event in a 

summary form

• Background : Ellaborate what happened,

tell what caused the incident

• Sources : Comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts involved in the event.

Generic Structure of News Item :

• Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in summary form.

• Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what happened, to whom, 

in what circumstance

• Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by participants in, 

witnesses to and authorities expert on the event

Power Point

 

Do the Practice 1, 2 & 3 (page 9-15) 

Practice 1

Practice 2

Practice 3

And exercise part D & E (page 16-17) from the module above and attach the photo in your blog!

Exercise Part D (Page 16-17)

Read aloud and practice it.

KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, everyone. I'm Kate Bolduan. Thanks so much for joining us this hour.

It seems crystal clear now that when it comes to the coronavirus, you cannot have your  cake and eat it, too. You can't, on one hand, not do the hard work, not dramatically change  behavior, not wait until the science-driven guideposts have been met and then still expect to have nice things.

And by nice things, I really only mean getting back to something that looks like normal.  It's clear you can't just beat this virus by hoping for the best.

Take a look at the process of reopening schools and universities. In multiple places around the country, COVID outbreaks are forcing school officials to reverse course and suspend in-person learning.

The latest and most glaring example, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which  announced that it is no longer holding in-person classes for undergrads after about 130 students tested positive for COVID in the first week

Video

Exercise Part E (Page 17)