Announcement Text

What do you know about Announcement Text?

Choose one of the best answer in multiple choice below!

• A text with a public statement which gives information about something will happen.

• A text with a story from a particular point of view.

• A text about notable, usually current, events, a particular pieceof news, usually from a journalistics source.

• A text which describe a person or thing is like.

Answer explanation

Announcement text is a type of informative text that is used to make an announcement or give information to a large audience. It can be delivered in various forms, such as written or spoken announcements, posters, flyers, or digital media. It can be disseminated verbally or in writing through mass media, wall magazines (madding), information boards, internet pages, social media, and so on.

Choose which answer is correct about the generic structure of the announcement text!

• Goal, Material/ingredient, Step.

• Orientation, Complication, Evaluation, Resolution, and Reorientation.

• Title, Explanation, and Closing.

• Identification, Description.

Answer explanation

The generic structures of announcement text is:

1. Title (contains the name or theme of the announced news.);

2. Explanation (explain briefly and concisely about the thing or event or activity from the title at the top.) Such as:

- Type of event (containing the title or type of event or activity to be held.);

- Date and Time (contains information on the date, day and time of the news.);

- Location (contains information on the place where the event or activity is being held.);

- Contact person (contains information on people who can be contacted in the form of telephone numbers, social media accounts, or home addresses.).

3. Closing (Actually, the contents of the cover are quite diverse. Here, you can write appeals, additional information, contact persons, social media, calls to action, thanks, and closing greetings.)

Choose which answer is correct about the language features of the announcement text!

• Using personal participant, Using chronological connection, Using linking verb, Using Simple Past Tense.

• Using simple present tense, using simple future tense, must be written clearly, briefly, and easily understood, using imperative and declarative sentence.

• • Using past tenses. using adverbial of time, using adjectives. using noun phrases. orientation. complication, resolution. re-orientation / evaluation.

• Specific participant, The use of the adjective, The use of simple present tense, Action verb.

Answer explanation

1. Using simple present tense:

- Verbal: Subject + Verb 1(s/es) + Complement

-  Nominal: Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Complement

2. Using simple future tense:

-  Affirmative: S+will/shall+V+O ; S+to be (is/am/are) going to+V1

-  Negative: S+will/shall+not+V1+O ; S+to be+not+going to+V1

-  Interrogative: will/shall+S+V1+O ; to be+S+going to+V1

3. Imperative sentence (This type of sentence usually appears in announcement text which contains an appeal or invitation to an event. Example: join us!)

4. Announcement text must be written clearly, briefly, and easily understood.

5. Declarative sentence (contains accurate facts.)

What is the social function of announcement text?

• To entertaining, providing information, and of course, educating the readers.

• To describe how something is completely done through a sequence of steps.

• To describe person, thing or place in specific.

• To announce information so that the audience who reads the announcement can receive information according to the facts.

Our school will celebrate its 20th anniversary on:
Day/Date: Monday, 20 April 2020
Place : Sport Hall
Time : 7.00 am – 11.00 am
To highlight this event, a special bazaar will be held together with music show of the school band featuring a well known singer. All the teachers and students are supposed to attend this celebration. For this reason all school extracurricular activities at school such as basketball, Martial art, Football and English Sunday meeting will not be done for that day.
Principal

The question: What did the school do to celebrate its anniversary?

Attention
All students must join the class meeting from 10th March to 15st March 2019.
Principal
Michael

The question: What kind of the text is it?

• A label

• A poster

• A postcard

• An announcement

Announcement
There will be a holiday camp next month. All scout must join this camp. The activity will take place at Rama Shinta Camping Ground and last for three days.
For further information, please contact Mr. Bayu.
Yogyakarta, March 10th, 2019
The Chief of Scout Organization

The question: If the camp starts in April 7th, when will it end?

Can you show me which part of the explanation is in the announcement text?

Can you mention about the type of announcement text that you know?

Include the contents of the cover are quite diverse. Here, you can write appeals, additional information, contact persons, social media, calls to action, thanks, and closing greetings.

The question: The definition above is what part of the definition in the generic structure of the announcement text?

• Title

• Closing

• Explanation

• Orientation