Discussion Text

a.              Definitiong

A discussion text is a kind of the text to present at least two points of view about an issue and it can explore various perspectives before coming to an informed decision. It will present the information and opinions about more than one issue (‘for’ points and ‘against’ points).

 

b.             Generic Structure

Discussion text has generic structure. It such as rule of the text to gain the writing goal. The structure is as following:

1)        Issue.

It consists of statement of the issue. Statement gives necessary background information of the issue. A discussion begins with brief introduction describing situation of the text. The point of this introduction recognizes that there are two points of view.

2)        Argument

Argument for against or statements of different points of view. It means the writer give their argument consist of argument for and arguments against. The argument for is giving support opinion to the issue while argument against is giving contrary idea for the issue.

3)        Conclusion or Recommendation

The conclusion and recommendation may consist of both sides of argument if they are balanced, or it can be single argument if providing sufficient evidence

 

c.         Social Function

The purpose of discussion text is indeed to discuss about the two different arguments on an issue. It Means that discussion text enable to explore more about different ideas both of negative and positive opinion about the issue.

 

 

d.        Language Features

There are several language features of discussion text, they are;

1)        Focus on generic human and generic non-human participants. Topic of discussion text may show about phenomenon or social issue in the environment.

2)        Use of simple present tense

3) Use of mainly material, mental, and relational processes use of temporal and causal conjunctives relations.

4) Use of logical conjunctives relations or temporal and causal conjunctives relations. Temporal conjunctive relation tells about time, e.g: when, while, since, at first, finally, etc. Causal conjunctive relations tells the signal point of the argument, e.g: because.

5) Use of modality such as can, could, may, might, will, would.

6) Use of logical conjunctives relation or we can call it reasoning expresses as verbs and nouns, e.g: therefore, however.

 

e. Example od Discussion Text

 

Do Teenagers Really Need a Mobile Phone?

Nowadays, mobile phones are becoming an extremely popular electronic for people. They are also becoming more technologically sophisticated; most can take and share pictures and videos and connect to the Internet for web surfing. Many teenagers are becoming cell phone owners, however. It’s debatable whether a teenager actually needs a mobile phone, but mostly they will say that a phone was essential to their happiness and social standing. Without a mobile phone, the average teenager is unable to function–they can’t talk to their friends and life just isn’t worth living. But before you give in and rush off to buy your petulant teenager a brand new iPhone, read the following list.

One of the reasons of letting a teenager have a mobile phone is because one way of making a teenager do exactly what you want is by using a combination between bribery and blackmail. They will do what you want easily if you offer to put more data on their mobile phone. Second reason is that mobile phone can also be an excellent way of staying in touch with a teenager when they are away from home. Third, many cell phones enable the teenager to access internet. By using this feature, teenagers can obtain answers to questions very quickly and easily. The last, if a teenager has a mobile phone, they can use it to call for help in a sticky situation for some reason. In such condition, having a cell phone handy could be a lifesaver.

In spite of having some advantages, letting teenagers have a mobile phone has also some disadvantages. First, cheating can be done more easily by using mobile phone since students can search or text the answers under their desks during tests. Second, mobile phones can be very distracting from some important activities in a child’s life such as studying, doing homework, or even crossing the street. Third, sexual content which can be accessed easily is also an issue for parents to consider before giving a mobile phone for their child.

 

Everything must have its good and bad effect, and mobile phone must too. We need to be wise to use such a sophisticated technology in our lives. As parents, we can set guidelines for our children on when they are able to use their cell phones or give a suitable phone for their age so that we can get more advantages from purchasing a mobile phone for our children.

 Answer the question below:

1.                  What is the text mainly about?

2.                  What is the main idea on paragraph 2?

3.                  What is the purpose of the text about?

4.                  After read the text about, It can be concluded that.....

5.                  How the bad effects of using a mobile phone to teenegers?

Task 2

A.      Creating

Dialogue

Make you own dialogue using at least 2 agree and disagree experessions. Make it in the box below. The topic must be about online learning. make in video and share in your social media