M2la1 - Descriptive Text - Reflection 53dh

Muhammad Rusli M2 LA 1 Reflective Summary

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In this activity, I have learned  Descriptive text is a text which explains the specific things, person, animal, etc.  Social Function Describes particular things, animals, persons, or others, for instance: pets or persons we know well (Gerot dan Wignell, 1994 dalam Anggun, 2016) Appeals to the senses, tells how something looks, feels, smells, tastes, and/ or sounds; something like a word picture enabling readers to imagine the described objects, places, or persons (Oshima dan Hogue, 1998) Is used to show, report, describe, and present information.  Generic structures of descriptive text  Lexico-grammatical features of descriptive text The key features of Descriptive texts to do with jobs include A descriptive text is made up of identification or general statement and description element. Identification introduces and identifies specific objects (a person, thing, place, animal or event) intended to be described. Description describes the intended objects using descriptive details or information about the objects’ characteristics, appearances, personality, habits or qualities. (Derewianka, 2004; Butt et. al., 2000; Gerot & Wignell, 1994; Knapp and Watkins, 2005, p.149; Emilia & Christie, 2013). What I like most about this activity is/are  Analyzing the text  Deconstructing the text What I need to improve/learn more is/are  Writing a good descriptive text