READING COMPREHENSION

Explanation text adalah genre teks yang menjabarkan proses/fenomena terjadinya suatu hal baik berupa fenomena alam maupun lingkungan sosial manusia.

GENERIC STRUCTURE

1) General statement ➡ batasan topik yang akan dijelaskan dan biasanya berisi alasan fenomena tersebut muncul.

• To grow into an adult, butterflies go through 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Depending on the type of butterfly, the life cycle of a butterfly may take anywhere from one month to a whole year.

2) Sequenced explanation ➡ runtutan proses²/kronologis bagaimana fenomena tersebut terjadi.

• A butterfly starts life as a very small, round, oval or cylindrical egg. The egg hatches and the young one called larvae or caterpillar comes out of the egg. The caterpillar first feeds on the egg shell from which it is born. It then starts feeding on the leaves and starts to grow. Its exoskeleton (skin) does not stretch or grow, so it grows by “molting” (sheding the outgrown skin) several times while it grows. As soon as a caterpillar is done growing and it has reached its full length/weight, it forms itself into a pupa, also known as a chrysalis. The pupa remains motionless in the chrysalis. In the chrysalis, the pupa undergoes a series of changes. After about 15 days, a beautiful adult butterfly emerges out of the chrysalis. When the butterfly comes out, it’s wings are small and wet, then the butterfly pumps fluids into them to make them strong and to expand.

3) Closing ➡ berisi kesimpulan akhir, tidak berupa kesatuan paragraf tetapi biasanya menutup bagian akhir paragraf sequenced explanation.

• After a few hours, the wings become strong enough and the butterfly is able to fly.

LANGUAGE FEATURES

1) Menggunakan pola "simple present tense" dalam menjabarkan fenomena nyata.

Contoh :

~ A butterfly starts life as a very small, round, oval or cylindrical egg.

~ Its exoskeleton (skin) does not stretch or grow

2) Menggunakan action verb dalam menjabarkan tindakan/aksi.

Contoh :

~ The caterpillar first feeds on the egg shell from which it is born.

~ The egg hatchesand the young one called larvae or caterpillarcomes out of the egg

3) Menggunakan "Passive Voice" dalam menekankan tindakan aksi dan obyek.

Contoh :

As soon as a caterpillar is done growing....

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Details

Grade : XI

Subject : English

Category : intensive reading

Code : 11.5.4

Keywords : methamorphosis butterfly