Spoof TextEndila Rahmi 20157479133Mulyanah 20157479141Yulia Eolia Putri 20157479111

Master Degree ProgramEnglish Education Faculty

INDRAPRASTA PGRI UNIVERSITY2016

• a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending.

Definition of Spoof

• to entertain and share the story.

Function of Spoof

Generic Structur

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Orientation; sets the scene

Events; the writer tells what happened

Twist; , provide the part of the story with an unpredictable

ending

Language Feature of SpoofFocusing on people, animals or certain things.

Using action verb; ate, ran, etc.

Using adverb of time and place.

Told in chronological order.

3 common types of twisting ending :

• Many stories have twist with a happy, amusing, or heartwarming ending. (Lighthearted twist)

Humorous Twist

• Often reveal something about the darker side of human nature. In other word ironic twist is tragic.

Ironic Twist

• A narrator who has incorrect information built around their own perception of events that they pass along can build an unpredictable ending.

Misconception Twist

Our Spoof Text

Our Spoof Text

The similarities between Spoof & Recount

Introduce the participants of the story, orientate the main event and set the time and place.

Explore the informative fact for the past experience.

Focus on series of event which happened.

The differences between Spoof & Recount

The differences between Spoof & Recount

Spoof

•end the story with what we call TWIST. It is the unpredictable thing.•for functional view, spoof text tends to project the amusement of reading. Spoof text uses tricky plot to drive readers to certain view and sooner brings the reader to the opposite point.

Recount

•summarize the introduction and closed with the writer’s subjective feeling concerning the events.•for functional view, recount text emphasizes in detailed information of the events. It reveals the series of events in chronological order based on time or place.

Teaching SuggestionTeacher should pay more attention

to make their students

mastering the twist in the story and ensure them to understand

how to create a twist.

English teachers should encourage their

students to practice writing to develop their

writing skills especially for

writing a spoof.

The teachers should also pay attention to ensure their students understand how to use action

verbs, connectives, and the use of the simple past tense.

Refferences• Hartono, R. (2005). Genres of text. Semarang:

Semarang State University.

• Putra, R. A. (2012). A study on the ability of comprehending spoof texts at second grade students of SMA PGRI Pekanbaru. Unpublished Bachelor’s thesis. Lancang Kuning University, Pekanbaru.

• Sudarwati, M, & Grace, E. (2007). Look ahead book 2: An English course for senior high school students year XI. Jakarta. Erlangga.