Memahami Report Text

REPORT TEXT

Report text term is often also known as an informational report. Report, in Concise Oxford Dictionary Edisi 10, has a meaning is an account given of a matter after investigation or consideration. So, the conclusion is Report Text is the text that serves to provide information about an event or situation, after doing observations and considerations.

Report Text almost the same with Descriptive Text. Although the are the same, but they have obvious difference. Essentially, Report Text contains facts that can be proven scientifically.

In additition to the definition, each type of writing must have a purpose. As well as Report Text. Report Text has a purpose is giving analysis information and systematic observation. The information describe in Report Text is general, natural or artifical, like animals, planets, stone, plant, culture, transportation, etc.

Important thing that must be understood in Report Text is characteristic. The following are the characteristisc of  Report Text :

Ø  The Characteristics of Report Text :

·         Use of  Simple Present Tense ( S+V1 )

·         Use of general nouns. Example flower (general) >< rose flower (special).

·         Use linking verbs. Seperti to be [is, am, are: present], seem, look, taste, etc.

·         Some use of action verbs when describing behaviour. Ex. Fish can not fly.

Like Descriptive Text, Report Text has also two generic structure,it is :

Ø  The Generic Structure of Report Text :

1.      General Clasification : a general statement explaining the subject of the
                                          report, its description and its classification.

2.      Description: tells what the phenomenon under discussion ; in terms of parts,
                      qualities, habits or behaviors. The point is the elaboration of
                       the classification.