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kinds of text
jenis teks monolog Bahasa Inggris yang ada pada Kompetensi Dasar di tingkatan SMP maupun SMA yaitu descriptive text dalam bahasa Inggris.
what is descriptive text?yuk kita bahas apa text descriptive itu;

the definition of descriptive text or pengertian descriptive textPengertian Descriptive Text / Definition of Descriptive Text

What is descriptive text? Descriptive Text is a text which tells us what a person or a thing is like. Like, describes the character of a person, animal, place, or thing.
Descriptive text adalah sebuah teks yang menjelaskan kepada kita tentang suatu benda. Misalnya, mendeskripsikan karakteristik orang, hewan, tempat binatang atau suatu benda.

the purpose of descriptive textThe Purpose of Descriptive Text
descriptive text purposeIts purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.
Tujuan deskriptif teksDescriptive text bertujuan mendeskripsikan dan mengungkap orang, tempat dan benda tertentu.

* Using attribute verb, such as ( am, is, are)
Verb yang digunakan yaitu attribute verb, seperti be (am, is, are)

* Using simple present tense
Tense yang digunakan yaitu simple present tense

* Focused on one subject / Thing
Hanya fokus pada satu objek tersebut.

In this part identification contains about the general introduction of a person, place, animal or object will be described
Bagian identification ini berisi pendahuluan umum tentang orang, tempat, hewan, atau suatu object yang akan di deskripsikan.

The function of identification is to introduce something we describe, in order, the reader and listener are not miss-understanding.
Identification berfungsi sebagai pengenalan dari apa yang kita sedang jelaskan. supaya para pembaca atau pendengar tidak salah mengerti.

It contains a description of something such as animal, things, place, or person by describing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describes.
Pada bagian description berisi ciri-ciri khusus atau sifat-sifat yang terdapat dalam benda, orang, atau binatang yang penulis jelaskan.

1. Noun : Menggunakan kata benda yang spesifik, seperti misalnya my cat, my boyfriend, National Monument, Selain itu, sering juga menggunakan adjective (kata sifat) untuk memperjelas penggunaan noun atau kata benda, seperti a big house, a smart student, an independence woman.

2. Simple present tense : menggunakan kata kerja dasar atau bentuk pertama (verb 1) serta menggunakan kata kerja yang dapat menunjukkan kepemilikan atau keadaan sebuah objek. Descriptive text menggunakan simple present tense karena descriptive text menceritakan sebuah fakta dari objek yang dideskripsikan. Misalnya My office has 22 floors, Queen is pretty, dan lain-lain.

3. Action verbs : Menggunakan kata kerja yang menunjukkan sebuah kegiatan atau sebuah aktifitas yang bisa dilihat. Misalnya, sleep, walk, sing, dance, dll.

4. Figurative language : Menggunakan bahasa yang figurative atau menggambarkan sesuatu, Biasanya menggunakan sebuah metafora untuk memberikan ilustrasi kepada pembaca. Misalnya:

My love for you is as big as the ocean. - Cintaku padamu seluas lautan.

Her skin is as white as the snow - Kulitnya seputih salju.
Descriptive text tentang tempat
Singapore is a South-east Asian country located between Malaysia and Indonesia. Despite its small size, Singapore is known for its transition as a third-world country to a first-world country. Singapore also was known as the Asian Tiger economy, based on external trade and its workforce. Singapore size is not as big as Indonesia, but the city ranks highly in numerous international rankings for its education, entertainment, finance, healthcare, human capital, innovation, logistics, manufacturing, technology, tourism, trade, and transport.

Singapore is home to 5.6 million people with a diverse culture. Majority ethnic groups in Singapore are Chinese, Malay, and Indian. Singapore Independence Day was on the 9th of August 1965. Merlion Statue is the official mascot of Singapore. Singapore is famous for its Garden by the Bay, Marina Bay Sands, dan Orchard Road.
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Singapura adalah Negara di Asia Tenggara yang berlokasi diantara Malaysia dan Indonesia. Walaupun ukurannya kecil, Singapura terkenal dengan transisinya dari negara third-world menjadi Negara first-world. Singapura juga dikenal sebagai Macan Asia untuk kemajuan ekonomi, berdasarkan perdagangan ke luar dan tenaga kerja. Ukuran Singapura tidak sebesar Indonesia, tapi Negara ini memiliki ranking yang tinggi di beberapa kategori internasional seperti pendidikan, hiburan, keuangan, kesehatan, sumber daya manusia, inovasi, logistic, manufaktur, teknologi, pariwisata, perdagangan dan transportasi.

Singapura memiliki 5.6 juta penduduk dengan keberagaman budaya. Etnik mayoritas di Singapura adalah China, Melayu dan India. Hari kemerdekaan Singapura adalah 9 Agustus 1965. Maskot resmi SIngapura adalah patung Merlion. Singapura terkenal memiliki tempat terkenal seperti Garden by the Bay, Marina Bay Sands, dan Jalan Orchard.
Descriptive text tentang mendeskripsikan sesuatu
My father bought me a present I've wanted for years. It's a dog. A puppy to be exact. I called him Ross. Ross is a small puppy. His size is as big as the palm of my hand. Ross is so fragile. Sometimes I afraid I will hurt him if I want to take him up. Dad said he found Ross near our house, crying looking for his mom. But Dad can't see her, so Dad decides to bring him home and give him some comfort. Ross is a good eater. He always finished everything we gave him. Now, it's been a year since Ross come to our family. His small body has grown up into the size of a football ball. Ross is a good dog, and we love him so much.

Arti dalam bahasa Indonesia:

Ayahku memberiku hadiah yang selama ini aku inginkan. Hadiah itu adalah seekor anjing. Anak anjing untuk lebih jelasnya. Aku memanggilnya Ross. Ross adalah anjing yang kecil. Ukurannya tidak lebih dari ukuran telapak tanganku. Ross seperti sangat rapuh. Kadang, aku takut aku akan menyakitinya saat aku menggendongnya. Ayah bilang dia menemukan Ross di dekat rumah kami, sedang menangis mencari ibunya. Ayah mencoba mencari ibunya namun tidak bisa Ayah temukan. Jadi, Ayah memutuskan untuk membawa Ross pulang ke rumah. Ross sangat senang makan. Dia selalu menghabiskan semua makanan yang kami berikan. Sekarang, sudah satu tahun sejak Ross datang di keluarga kami. Tubuh kecilnya sudah tumbuh sebesar bola sepak bola. Ross adalah anjing yang baik, dan kami sangat menyayangi dia.
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When I just hang out in a mall one day, I saw a very beautiful bag. I love this bag at first sight.

This was the first time I've spent much money on a bag and I don't regret it.

The bag is wonderful. It is made of thin but strong leather. The weight is light and the size keeps it from getting stuffed with junk. It has a long shoulder strap that I like because it keeps the bag hands-free. Its neutral color is fun and sporty. The design is simple and well-made.

The bag is very functional. It is the perfect size to carry a cell phone, a pocket-sized wallet, a small book, a pack of gum, and pens. It also fits well into my laptop backpack for bike commuting to school. This bag also has more pockets inside so my small items don't all fall to the bottom. In overall I really satisfy with the bag.

A. In her pockets.

B. In her laptop backpack.

B. To entertain the readers

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A good descriptive essay creates a vivid picture of the topic in the reader's mind. You may need to write a descriptive essay as a class assignment or you may decide to write one as a fun writing challenge. Start by brainstorming ideas for the essay. Then, outline and write the essay using vivid sensory details and strong description. Always polish your essay and proofread it so it is at its best.

1. Create a thesis statement. A thesis statement is the key idea or theme for the essay. It states the purpose of the essay and acts as a guide for the rest of the essay. The thesis statement should appear in your introduction and be restated in your conclusion.

For example, if you were writing a descriptive essay about your mother, you may have a thesis statement like: "In many ways, my mother is the reigning queen of our house, full of contradictions that we are too afraid to question."

2. Use metaphors and similes. Metaphors are when you compare one thing to another. Use metaphors to show the reader what you think about the topic, rather than simply tell the reader how you feel. For example, rather than tell the reader, "My mother sacrificed a lot for us," you can use a metaphor like, "My mother is a workhorse. She hasn't taken a vacation in decades."

You can also use similes, where you use "like" or "as" to compare one thing to another. For example, you may write, "My mother is like a fierce warrior in battle, if the battlefield were PTA meetings and the checkout line at the grocery store."

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Jake Adams is an academic tutor and the owner of Simplifi EDU, a Santa Monica, California based online tutoring business offering learning resources and online tutors for academic subjects K-College, SAT & ACT prep, and college admissions applications. With over 14 years of professional tutoring experience, Jake is dedicated to providing his clients the very best online tutoring experience and access to a network of excellent undergraduate and graduate-level tutors from top colleges all over the nation. Jake holds a BS in International Business and Marketing from Pepperdine University.

Keep in mind that you want to capture reader's attention and make them interested in what you're talking about. Use sensory imagery and vivid, descriptive, but understandable language to paint a picture for your readers.

How can I improve my descriptive writing?

Jake Adams is an academic tutor and the owner of Simplifi EDU, a Santa Monica, California based online tutoring business offering learning resources and online tutors for academic subjects K-College, SAT & ACT prep, and college admissions applications. With over 14 years of professional tutoring experience, Jake is dedicated to providing his clients the very best online tutoring experience and access to a network of excellent undergraduate and graduate-level tutors from top colleges all over the nation. Jake holds a BS in International Business and Marketing from Pepperdine University.

Focus on showing the reader what you see. Add sensory details to paint a picture. Try to incorporate your emotions to deepen the reader's experience.

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To write a descriptive essay, start by choosing a topic, like a person, place, or specific emotion. Next, write down a list of sensory details about the topic, like how it sounds, smells, and feels. After this brainstorming session, outline the essay, dividing it into an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Open with a vivid introduction that uses sensory details, then introduce your thesis statement, which the rest of your essay should support. Strengthen your essay further by using metaphors and similes to describe your topic, and the emotions it evokes. To learn how to put the finishing touches on your essay, keep reading!

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WHAT IS A DESCRIPTIVE TEXT?

A descriptive text usually focuses on describing a single location, object, event, person, or place. It endeavors to engage all five of the reader's senses to evoke the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feel of the text's subject.

As with all genres of writing, we can guide our students on how to best organize and structure a descriptive text effectively.

In this article, we'll take a closer look at how to choose a topic for a descriptive text, prepare an outline, and ultimately produce a well-written descriptive text.

Let's get started!

THE STEPS TO WRITING A GREAT DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

STEP #1 SELECT A TOPIC

Generally, descriptive texts are narrow in focus. This allows for an in-depth exploration of the subject. If ever the old adage show, don't tell applied to a writing genre, descriptive texts are it.

Whether you are choosing a topic for your students, or they are choosing what to write about themselves, be sure the topic is something that can sustain their interest, as well as the reader's interest.

Descriptive essays require the writer to go into great depth to evoke the person, place, or thing. If the writer doesn't care about the topic, then for sure the reader won't either.

A good starting point for many students is to ask them to write about something that is very personal to them. For example, childhood memories, embarrassing moments, or a favorite holiday all make for good topics.

As the purpose of a descriptive text is to describe something so vividly, and to express emotion so clearly, that the reader can feel it too, personal topics can provide the perfect material for this type of essay.

It is easier for us to describe those things we have intimate knowledge of. This is why memories make such rich fodder for this type of essay.

We can think back to what things looked like, sounded like, smelled like, tasted like, and felt like. We can reconjure in our mind's eye what it was like to experience that memory at the time, making it easier for us to recreate it again in the minds of our readers.

It is worth investing some time to select a suitable topic for a descriptive text. A well-chosen topic can go a long way to kick-starting some good writing by your students.

STEP #2 WRITE A THESIS STATEMENT

The purpose of a descriptive essay is also to inform the reader on a particular topic, event, or experience.

However, some topics are extremely broad and without setting out a clear focus for their writing, there is a danger that students writing can veer off course as they scramble to share with the reader everything they know about their chosen topic.

To avoid this, it is essential that students narrow down which aspects of their selected topic their essay will concern itself with. An effective means of doing this is by writing a thesis statement.

The thesis statement lays out the specific purpose of the text and usually it is embedded in the introductory paragraph.

While it can be difficult at times for students to define their thesis statement for a descriptive text, the following process should help guide students:

1. Choose an interesting topic

2. Reflect on what you think about this topic

3. Consider the reasons for your point of view

4. Compose a statement that encapsulates this viewpoint.

Following the process above will help students to write a thesis statement that performs the two defining tasks of a thesis statement, namely:

i. To define the topic

ii. To state a viewpoint.

While the thesis statement in a descriptive essay is not as central as in, say, a persuasive essay, it still serves the important function of orienting the reader while providing the writer with a clear focus for their energies.

STEP #3 EVOKE THE SUBJECT'S ESSENCE

The clue is the title! To evoke the subject in the minds of the readers, your students will need to drill down into the essence of the thing itself.

So, how can we convey this essence in the printed word?

We experience the world around us through our senses and it is through the use of sensory language that our students will evoke the essence of the thing they are writing about.

To help your students do this, have them create a five-column table on a sheet of paper.

Each column will be labelled with the name of one of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch. Students will then brainstorm the various feelings and sensations they associate with their essay's topic, and they'll then list their ideas in the appropriate column on the sheet of paper.

While, for the most part, descriptive texts are nonfiction texts, there is still plenty of room here for students to exercise their creative faculties.

Encourage students to employ literary devices such as simile, metaphor, and personification to bring their sensory descriptions to life. This can also be a great opportunity to reinforce student understanding of the various literary devices themselves.

You can also encourage students to use a thesaurus to uncover suitable and interesting adjectives to help them evoke the essence of the thing itself.

Not only will this help them to produce a well-written descriptive text, but it will give them the opportunity to enhance their vocabulary as they work.

As students fill out the various details they have selected, remind students it's important to always refer back to their thesis statement.

Remember, every point a student makes in their essay should be in support of their thesis statement.

STEP #4 CREATE AN OUTLINE

Now that your students have selected an engaging topic, produced a solid thesis statement, and gathered together lots of relevant sensory detail, they'll need to create a clear outline to organize and inform the writing process.

As with many types of essays, the standard five-paragraph essay structure will serve well here. This structure works as follows:

Paragraph 1: The opening paragraph introduces the main topic viewpoint of the essay. This will usually include a thesis statement.

Paragraphs 2,3, & 4: These are considered the body paragraphs of the essay, with each paragraph exploring one of the supporting arguments that prove the thesis statement. More body paragraphs may be added as needed.

Paragraph 5: The purpose of the conclusion paragraph is to restate the thesis statement, summarize the various points made in the essay itself, and to leave the reader with something to think about.

This standard format provides a helpful template for students to outline their descriptive text before writing. It will help ensure their writing stays focused and moves forward in a coherent manner.

STEP #5 WRITE, WRITE, WRITE!

By this stage, students have laid more than enough groundwork to get started writing in earnest.

While they should refer closely to the prep work they have done already, students should also be encouraged to let things flow too.

Writing is as much art as it is science. Having a clear, disciplined structure in place from the previous steps will allow students the freedom to take chances and get creative in their writing.

Sometimes students at this stage find it difficult to let go in their writing. They want things to be perfect the first time round.

Remind them that they shouldn't be afraid to write less than perfect sentences in their first drafts. Getting their ideas on paper is the most important thing at this stage. They can always edit and rewrite later.

It's important that students understand that good descriptive writing is not only filled with physical details, but includes emotional content too. Encourage your students to include the emotional significance of memories and events, people and places, too. This brings meaning to a text.

While they do this, remind them again that it is important to show rather than tell.

For example, rather than say The man was old, say something along the lines of, The man's face was wrinkled with age.

While the first sentence makes a statement about the man's age that tells the reader their age, the second shows the effect of age on the man's looks.

Good descriptive writing needs to be specific, evocative, and believable.

Encourage students to be specific in the details they choose to share with the reader. The more specific they are, the easier it will be for the reader to see things in their mind's eye.

To write evocatively, students will need to add some personal input into their writing. They must choose their language carefully to evoke a response in the reader. This is achieved by considering carefully the impression the word choice and sentence order creates, as well as how they frame the subject in their writing.

To ensure that writing is believable, students should be careful not to exaggerate, or let their imagination run away with itself! While descriptive writing employs literary devices and draws on a writer's creativity, it is not the place for fantastical hyperbole or over-flowery writing.

By bringing discipline to bear on the creative process, students will avoid their writing degenerating into mere word vomit.

STEP #6 Redraft, Edit, Proofread

For many students, this step is their least favorite. After reaching the required word count, many students are halfway out the door before the clack of the last keypress has died away.

But, this stage is crucial if students are to satisfactorily produce well-written descriptive essays. Encourage students to maintain focus as they redraft, edit, and proofread their writing.

Reviewing a finished draft is best done with the perspective of a little time. Where possible, encourage students to let a draft marinate overnight before tackling it. Masterpieces aren't born fully formed into the world. They are moulded and crafted over time.

Where the student doesn't have the luxury of leaving the piece overnight, perhaps they can go for a walk, or work on another task for a while, before returning to edit the piece. Any type of break away from the text will bring some freshness to their perspective.

When students are ready to review their work, instruct them that it is good policy to take a minimum of three run-throughs to ensure they catch everything that needs catching!

On the first run-through, students should look at structural issues to ensure the descriptive text is well-organized. For example:

Does it follow the standard five paragraph structure as outlined above?

Does it contain a thesis statement?

Is the thesis statement supported by each of the body paragraphs?

Does the conclusion restate the thesis, summarize the main points, and leave the reader with something to think about?

On the second run-through, students should examine the sentences that comprise the paragraphs, asking questions such as:

Do they follow a clear and coherent order?

Are they well-constructed and grammatically correct?

Are the length of the sentences varied?

Are the sentence structures varied?

On the third and final run-through, students should check word choice, spelling, and punctuation. They can do this by asking question such as:

Have any words been overused?

Have redundant words been removed?

Is the copy free from spelling errors?

Has the correct punctuation been used throughout?

One good way for students to check their own work is to read it aloud. This helps slow things down, making it more likely that they'll catch smaller mistakes they may otherwise miss.
In Conclusion
Writing descriptive texts gives students an opportunity to flex their creative muscles. It challenges them to find new and innovative ways to use language to paint pictures in the minds of readers.

This can all be very daunting for some students, especially those who find writing difficult at the best of times.

The most effective way to encourage reluctant students to unleash the power of their imagination via the written word, is to provide them with a clear structure on which they can hang their words. The steps outlined above will provide this structure for your students.

But, as well as ensuring students have ample practice opportunities to write, be sure too that students have the opportunity to read well-written descriptive texts written by skilful writers, whether in the form of poetry, essays, or novels.

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Content for this page has been written by Shane Mac Donnchaidh. A former principal of an international school and university English lecturer with 15 years of teaching and administration experience. Shane's latest Book the Complete Guide to Nonfiction Writing can be found here. Editing and support for this article have been provided by the literacyideas team.

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A complete guide for teachers and students on how to write a descriptive text. Learn the definition of what a descriptive text is, and how to write a thesis statement. Teach students sensory descriptive writing and explore teaching strategies to improve descriptive paragraph writing skills required to create an excellent descriptive text example.

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After you learn the material in this Padlet, Please try to write descriptive text and example of descriptive text about :
1. Mother
2. School
3. Animal