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news item part 1-3

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 NEWS ITEM  News item is a  text which informs readers about events of the day . The events are considered newsworthy or important. It means if there is an important event that should be known by many people, then this event deserves news. Well, the news text is called the news item text. Definition of News Item News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.  It means if there is an important event that should be known by many people, then this event deserves news. Well, the news text is called the news item text. However, if there are events that people do not deserve, then they are not definitely worth to be news. Generic Structure of News Item There are three important things in news item text: # 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 (Sou...

explanation text part 1,2,3

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  Explanation Text WHAT IS AN EXPLANATION TEXT? An explanation text  tells your audience how something works or why something happens . Explanations detail and logically describe the stages in a process, such as the water cycle, or how a steam engine works. Other examples could be how a law is made, or why we blink when we sneeze. Definition of Explanation Text Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. Explanation text is to say ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science, geography and history text books. Generic Structure of Explanation Text – General statement General statement; stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained. – Sequenced of explanation Sequenced explanation; stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena. What are the Key Features of an Explanation Text? Explanation text is typically written in the  present tense  with for...