News Item Text

Definition

News Item Text is a text which

informs readers about events of

the day.

Communicative Purpose

To inform readers about the important event of the day

Language Features

1. Focusing on circumstances

2. Using material process

Generic Structure

• Newsworthy event

•Background

Event •Source

Newsworthy event/Main Event

Part of text which tells readers about the main idea or the main

topic of the text.

Background Event

Part of text which tells readers about the background of the

event. It consists of the event’s place, time, people, etc.

Source

Part of text which tells readers about the experts’ or witnesses’

comments of the event.