Creating
A Commentary Text Research
Dameria
Pintubatu (15120178)
Juniarta
Tampubolon (15120182)
Cindy
Camelia Juliana Sinaga (15120194)
Natan (15120198)
HKBP
Nommensen University
Authors’
Note
Cindy,
Dameria, Juniarta, and Natan, Faculty of Teaching Training and Education, HKBP Nommensen
University.
They
are now taking the English Degree to be English Teacher and currently in their
4th semester.
The
following article should be addressed to Mr. Herman, the lecturer in HKBP
Nommensen University, as well as the corresponding supervisor in the making of
this mini-research paper.
Absract
There
are many kinds of text. One of them is known as commentary text. There’s, however,
one common problem in creating commentary text. Some people get it mixed up
especially with discussion type of text. Here in this paper, the writers
provide a simple information about commentary text and the sole purpose of the
text. With this paper, readers are highly expected to be able to tell the
difference between commentary text and discussion text and create a simple
commentary text.
Keywords:
commentary, text, feature, purpose.
Creating
A Commentary Text Research
Introduction
This research is conducted to give
more insight about commentary text. Little do know how to create a commentary
text, how to differ commentary text to discussion text (in this case, students
or low-educated readers). This text, however, can be really useful in
explaining the changing process of sociocultural matter as a natural
phenomenon.
Problem
The
authors were given the task to analyze about commentary text as the final
assignment. The authors realize the importance of this text. The commentary
type of text exists almost everywhere yet readers may not realize or may not be
able to identify which one it is. Some may not be able to tell the difference
from the discussion type of text.
Objective
The objective of this
mini-research is to inform and/or to give more insight about commentary text.
This paper provides a simple information so the readers can clarify which text
is commentary type of text and which is not. Readers are highly expected to be
able to form and/or to create a simple commentary text on their own as well.
Scope
The scope of this research is only
as far as to discuss about the commentary text. Although the authors provide a
little information about discussion type of text, the authors, however, will
not discuss too deeply about discussion text. further researches are not within
the reach or the capability of this paper.
Significance
The
significance of this commentary text topic is the information consisting the
definition of commentary text, the feature of the text, the generic structure
of the text, the purpose of the text, and how occasionally the text can be
found in general passage. These information will serve as a modal for the
readers to create their own commentary text.
Theoretical review
Commentary
text is NOT a summary of an issue.
Commentary text consists of 90% writer’s or author’s idea or opinion.[1] The
generic structure of this text is actually simple. Firstly, the general
statement to position the readers and secondly, the sequenced explanation.[2]
The sequenced explanation contains the author’s idea in order to convince the
readers about the topic in the commentary text. the sequenced explanation can
be in numerous of step depending on how the author explains regarding the
topic. Just as the text named, commentary text is about the writer or the
author comment (idea or opinion) about something. Commentary text mainly
comments about the changing process of sociocultural matter as a natural
phenomenon. An example will be provided in the discussion. The language
features of commentary text are passive
voice, simple present tense, present perfect tense, simple past tense,
adjectives.[3]
The purpose of commentary text is to inform, to convince and/or to persuade
the readers about a matter. As a matter of fact, people always comment about a
matter. Their comments consist of 90% their idea and 10% based on facts probably
in their surroundings. This means commentary text can be found almost
everywhere including posts within blog, social media, etc. The difference
between commentary text and discussion text is pretty obvious. Commentary text
is a small part in discussion text which is made into a topic or passage. Discussion
text is a text which deals to a certain issue. The issue is about a problematic
discourse which arouses pros and contras’ opinion.[4]
Their opinions serve as comments which are made into a more topical matter.
Therefore, the commentary text exists.
Data Analysis/Findings/Discussion
The
authors had conducted a survey about why the problem arises. The authors made
an analysis of Junior High National Examination from academic year 2012 – 2016.
Here is the following analysis.
Junior
High National Examination Academic Year 2012
1. Reading
comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2012, there are
many questions appear for reading comprehension such as Explanatory text,
recount text, descriptive text, anecdote text, spoof text, letter, caution,
announcement, notification. (find the main idea, the meaning of the underlined
words, similarity or the closest meaning of some words, the title, the purpose
of the text).
2. Indirect
– writing comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2012,
there are some questions appear about indirect – writing comprehension such as
cloze test, word and sentence arrangement.
Junior
High National Examination Academic Year 2013
1. Reading
comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2013, there are
many questions for reading comprehension such as caution, invitation,
announcement, advertisement, train schedule, letter, procedural text,
descriptive text, explanatory text, narrative text, anecdote text. (find the
main idea, the meaning of some words, the reason, similarity, the fact in the
text, the conclusion, the topic of the text, the moral value).
2. Indirect
– writing comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2012,
there are some questions appear about indirect – writing comprehension such as
cloze test, word and sentence arrangement.
Junior
High National Examination Academic Year 2014
1. Reading
comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2014, there are
many questions for reading comprehension such as letter, invitation, message,
announcement, notification, narrative text, procedural text, descriptive text.
(find the main idea, the closest meaning of some words, the purpose of the
text).
2. Indirect
– writing comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2012,
there are some questions appear about indirect – writing comprehension such as
cloze test, word and sentence arrangement.
Junior
High National Examination Academic Year 2015
1. Reading
comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2015, there are
40 questions for reading comprehension such as notification, letter, message,
announcement, invitation, flight schedule, procedural text, descriptive text,
recount text, narrative text. (find the main idea, similarity or the closest
meaning of some words, conclusion, the topic of the text, the meaning of the
underlined words).
2. Indirect
– writing comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2012,
there are some questions appear about indirect – writing comprehension such as
cloze test, word and sentence arrangement.
Junior
High National Examination Academic Year 2016
1. Reading
comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2016, there are
many questions for reading comprehension such as announcement, message via
e-mail, advertisement, invitation, recount text, descriptive text, procedural
text, narrative text. (find the main idea, similarity or the closest meaning of
some words, the conclusion, the topic of the text, the meaning of the
underlined words, moral value).
2. Indirect
– writing comprehension test. Based on Junior High National Examination 2012,
there are some questions appear about indirect – writing comprehension such as
cloze test, word and sentence arrangement.
From
the analysis, there is no single commentary type of text provided. The authors
conclude that the commentary text itself is 90% writer’s or author’s idea or
opinion which is not suitable to be put into the examination. Therefore, some
schools don’t discuss too much about this text because of the simplicity which
may cause a problem that this paper introduced in the introduction. The
following text is the example of commentary text.
CHEATING
WITH MOBILE PHONES
As
police expand their investigation into cheating in the state run college
entrance exam by using mobile phones, people deplore the low morality among the
growing generation and many also condemn the absurdity of the current education
system that drove student to do such a thing. Strong blame should also be laid
on local authorities who failed to prevent such a misdeed, long anticipated in
the overdeveloping information technology environment of this country.
About
100 students in Kwangju have been "confirmed" as having been involved
in the cheating, some transmitting the answer, some receiving them, others
coordinating the illicit communications outside testing places.
It
is unfortunate that dishonest means were used by students who wanted to get a
higher score in the state test and enter a college that is beyond their
academic ability.
But
what dismay us are that such scandals as this and other scandals will continue
to take place around us until and unless the nation is freed from its obsession
with college diplomas.
British
Course, 2013.[5]
From
the example, the first paragraph serves as the general statement to position
the readers. The second through the last paragraph serve as the sequenced
explanation. (Further explanation of its
Systemic Functional Grammar will be discussed in the presentation)
Conclusion and
Suggestion
The
authors conclude that commentary text is important. Readers have to know kinds
of text and the content of the text. Never take it for granted because through
text one can inform, convince, even persuade the readers about something.
The
authors suggest that schools have to provide a lesson about types of text
without any exception. It is important for the readers to know what they read.
After all, reading can give the readers more insight about the information
around the world. Through reading, one can be an author to write a topic or a
passage based on the information received. Commentary text is one of the very
basic texts to start writing.
References
British
Course. (2013, April 11). Commentary
Text. Accessed from the internet July 4, 2017 from
English
Admin. (n.d). What is Discussion Text?
Definition and Sample. Accessed from the internet July 4, 2017 from
[1] British
Course. (2013, April 11). Commentary
Text. Accessed from the internet July 4, 2017 from http://britishcourse.com/commentary-text.php.
[4] English
Admin. (n.d). What is Discussion Text?
Definition and Sample. Accessed from the internet July 4, 2017 from https://englishadmin.com/2012/07/what-is-discussion.html.
[5] British
Course. (2013, April 11). Commentary
Text. Accessed from the internet July 4, 2017 from http://britishcourse.com/commentary-text.php.
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