DISCUSSION TEXT

DISCUSSION

by Mrr. Arie Laksmie Dewie, S.Pd., M.Si.

Multiple Choice

What is the first thing we need to have a discussion activity?

• agreement

• opinion

• issue

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How is the characteristic of issue that we need to have a discussion?

• famous

• controversial

• old school

Open Ended

so....as aconclution ,the first requirement to have a discussion is. . . . .

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what is ment by "controversial"?

• bring one point of view

• causes pro and con

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While having a discussion what are the people doing?

• argueing about something

• supporting the issue

• against the issue

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While people are arguing about something they will give . . . . to strenthen their opinion

• argument

• punishment

• conclusion

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What kind of point of view that likely appear in a discussion?

• one similar point of view

• two different point of view

Multiple Select

So, now we come to the characteristic of a discussion text. Give check for option that represent a discussion text

• Have two different point of view

• all arguments are supporting or against the issue

• having a controversial issue

• no need any conclusion in then end

• some arguments are against and the others are suporting the issue

Discussion Text is

a text which presents a problematic discourse. This problem will be discussed from different viewpoints. Discussion is commonly found in philosophical, historic, and social text. In other word, Discussion is a kind of genre used to present (at least) two points of view about an issue.

GENERIC STRUCTURE

• Issue : stating the issue which is to discussed

• – Argument pro : presenting the point in in supporting the presented issue

• – Argument cons : presenting other points which disagree to the supporting point

• – Conclusion / recommendation : stating the writer’ recommendation of the discourse

Multiple Choice

Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites are now technological applications that are popular among teenagers as well as children. With this website, we can expand either of kinship or friendship with the wider community, not only in the scope of the neighborhood itself, but from different walks of life, environmental and social status. It becomes a necessity for young people to have it.

As part of discussion text, the paragraph above is called . . . .

• arguments against

• issue

• arguments for

• conclussion

Multiple Choice

Therefore, social networking sites have resulted in both positive and negative impacts. The positive impacts of social networks are we are able to have many friends, able to bring together the kinship that has not seen or has dropped out, able to share the information, able to find out a place to vent, able to be a place to deliver our hobby such as writing, to make promotion, and able to avoid stress.

This part is called as . . . .

• argument for

• argument against

• issue

• conclussion

Multiple Choice

The negative impact of social networks for teens and children are the social networking sites they have. They will feel addicted and do not care about time, do not care about the surroundings, lack of socialization with the environment, waste of money and credit, prone to dispute or misunderstanding, often social media can be a place that the fraud can be occured, and social media can damage the health of the eye of children or people who use them.

this part is called . . . .

• argument for

• argument against

• issue

• conclusion

Multiple Choice

The conclusion that can be drawn is that social networking does have many benefits, but it can not be denied that social networks also have a wide range of hazards and other consequences like many boys and girls open social networking sites during school hours.

these part is categorized as. . . .

• argument for

• argument against

• issue

• conclusion

Multiple Choice

Therefore, the teens and the children should use social networks wisely and be able to sort the time between learning and opening the social networking sites so they will not regret the impacts later. At school, the students should have a training or socialization from adolescents, such as the teachers, so that later they are able to understand how the devastating impact of social networks on an ongoing basis so that it might be expected that the teens can be aware of and understand their obligations or duties as the students

this part can be categorized as

• issue

• conclusion

• recommendation

• argument

The purpose of discussion text

 - To present two points of view about issue or problem.

– To present arguments from differing points of view about issue or problem..

LINGUISTIC FEATURE OF DISCUSSION TEXT

• – Introducing category or generic participant

• – Using contrastive conjunction; however, on the other hand, but, in other side, although, etc

• – Using modalities; must, should, could, may, etc

• – Using adverbial of manner; deliberately, hopefully, etc

• – Simple present

• – Using thinking verb; feel, hope, believe, etc

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