CONTOH MAKALAH SPOOF TEXT

Introduction

A.     Spoof Text

                                                  

Definition and Social Function of Spoof

Spoof is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending. Its social function is to entertain and share the story.

Generic Structure of Spoof

·        Orientation; is a opening part which tells us the issue or the problem that will be solved or told in the story. Orientation gives us the important thing about the characters and their problems.

·        Events; parts where the story explained into paragraphs that linked each other. Events are not limited into one or two scene or act. Events also adds more specific problems that happened, explains how the problems raise, and the dilema.

·        Twist; (will be explained). Twist can only be found in spoof texts.

What is twist?

This question is likely to answer what is the difference between narrative text and spoof. However, according to wikipedia, a twist ending is a plot twist occurring near or at the conclusion of a story, an unexpected conclusion to a work of fiction that causes the audience to reevaluate the narrative or characters.There are three common types of twisting ending :

1.      Humorous Twist

Many stories have twist with a happy, amusing, or heartwarming ending. It is funny and makes reade amused. Humorous twist ending sometime is called Lighthearted twist.

2.      Ironic Twist

Stories with a twist or surprise at the end do not necessarily have to have ahappy ending. Many have been written that have an ironic twist. This ironic twist ending often reveal something about the darker side of human nature. In other word ironic twist is tragic.

3.      Misconception Twist

A narrator who has incorrect information built around their own perception of events that they pass along can build an unpredictable ending. The ghost who doesn’t know he or she has died, the robot who feels human emotions, the narrator who does not know they are a mannequin in a store are some ways to create a twist based on faulty or withheld information.

Language Feature of Spoof

·        Focusing on people, animals or certain things.

·        Using action verb; ate, ran, etc.

·        Using adverb of time and place.

·        Told in chronological order.

  

Discussion

A spoof text is amusing. It is really entertaining as well as educating. A spoof text can be very simalar to narrative, recount or even news item. All are mostly composed in past tenses mode. A spoof text is arranged in the generic structure of orientation, events, and twist. Because of this “twist” (an unpredictable ending), the story seems very funny. Take a look on the following example of spoof text.

Story 1. What time is it?

       A tramp lie down and sleep in the park. He had been sleeping for about 5 minutes when a couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up , and asked him, "Excuse me. Do you know what the time is?" The tramp replied, "I'm sorry - I don't have a watch, so I don't know the time."The man apologized for waking the tramp and the couple walked away.

       The tramp lay down again, and after a few minutes went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, who was out walking her dog, shook the tramp's shoulder until he woke up again.
The woman said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, but I'm afraid I've lost my watch - do you happen to know the time?" The tramp was a little annoyed at being woken up again, but he politely told the woman that he didn't have a watch and didn't know the time.

       After the woman had gone, the tramp had an idea. He opened the bag that contained all his possessions and got out a pen, a piece of paper and some string. On the paper, he wrote down, 'I do not have a watch. I do not know the time'. He then hung the paper round his neck and eventually dropped off again.

     After about 15 minutes, a policeman who was walking through the park noticed the tramp asleep on the bench, and the sign around his neck.

       He woke the tramp up and said, "I read your sign. I thought you'd like to know that it's 2:30 p.m."

Generic Structure Analysis

·        Orientation : a tramp sleep in the park.

·        Event 1 : a couple walk by and ask him the time, but he doesn’t know it because he doesn’t have watch.

·        Event 2 : a woman walk with her dog and ask him about the time, politely he say that he doesn’t know it.

·        Event 3 : the tramp get an idea to write down 'I do not have a watch. I do not know the time'  so people will stop ask him about the time and won’t  disturb him.

·        Twister : a policeman was misunderstood, he wake up the tramp and then tell him about the time.

This is another example of spoof text. This story is funny, humorous, and twisting. The story has unpredictable ending through organizing the tricky plot. Take a look.

Story 2. The Perfect Husband?

       Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cell phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen.

Man                        : "Hello."

Woman                   : "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"

Man                        : "Yes."

Woman                  : "I'm at the mall now and found this beautiful leather coat. It's
                               only $1,000. Is it OK if I buy it?"

Man                         : "Sure, go ahead if you like it that much."

Woman                   : "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2007
                               models. I saw one I really liked."

Man                        : "How much?"

Woman                   : "$80,000."

Man                        : "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."

Woman                   : "Great! Oh, and one more thing. The house we wanted last year is                                back on the market. They're asking $950,000."

Man                        : "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer, but just offer $900,000."

Woman                   : "OK. I'll see you later! I love you!"

Man                        : "Bye, I love you, too."

       The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are looking at him in astonishment. Then he smiles and asks: "Anyone know whose phone is???!!!"

Generic Structure Analysis

·        Orientation : a cell phone in the bench inside of the golf club’s locker room rings, a man engages the hands-free speaker function and begins to talk so that everyone else in the room stops to listen.

·        Events : conversation happened between the man and a woman in the phone, the woman asks much money to spend for what she wants, and the man just agreed her wishes.

·        Twist : at the end of their conversation, all man look at the “perfect” man in astonishment, but the man smile and ask, “Anyone know whose phone is?”

      

Reading a spoof text can be very interesting as it has an unpredictable plot of the story. There will be a tricky "arrangement". As we build understanding of the plot to certain condition, a spoof text will be ended with a special contradictory ending.

Teaching Suggestion

Here are suggestions readers can use for teaching spoof text ;

1.      Let students listen the example of a text without telling whether it is spoof text.

2.      Ask students what kind of text it is.

3.      After students understand if it is spoof text, give and explain the purpose of spoof text, the structure, the languange features, and more examples.

4.      Give students more examples of spoof text and ask to read it.

5.      After asking them to read it, teacher may explain the way how to write spoof text.

6.      Teacher may give score and evaluate their writing.

Here are methods and techniques teacher can use for teaching spoof text :

1.      Reciprocal

2.      EGRA ( Exposure, Generalization, Reinforcement, Application ).

Conclusion

Spoof is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending. Its social function is to entertain and share the story. In spoof text, there are orientation, events, and twist. There are 3 types of twist : humorous, ironic, and  misconception. There are several languange features in spoof text such as focusing on people, animals or certain things, using action verb, using adverb of time and place, told in chronological order. Techniques and methods teacher can use for teaching spoof text are reciprocal and EGRA.

References

Anderson, Mark and Anderson, Kathy, Text Types in English, South Yarra: Macmillan Education Australia, 1997.

Cambridge, Dictionary of American English, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Erla Wimanistya, Rahayu Apriliaswati, Eusabinus Bunau. Improving Students’ Ability to Comprehend  Spoof Text Using Reciprocal Technique. English Education Study Program FKIP Untan, Pontianak.

Harmer, Jeremy, The Practice of English Language Teaching, England: Pearson Education Limited, 2001, Ed. 3rd . ------------------- , How to Teach Writing, England: Pearson Education Limited, 2004.

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