MATERI AJAR PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

“DESCRIPTIVE TEXT”
(PERSON)

Nama Mahasiswa : SRIPUJI UTAMI

Nomor UKG : 201699813859
Bidang Studi : Bahasa Inggris

FAKULTAS SASTRA DAN BUDAYA

PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
UNIVERSITAS NEGERI GORONTALO
2021

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 PREFACE

I express my deep sense of gratitude to Allah SWT, God Almighty for giving me
health and opportunity and enabling to completion of Module 3 English for Social
Communication Teaching Materials in order to fulfill the task of Compiling PBL-
Based Teaching Materials (Project Based Learning) for PPG Daljab students
Batch IV 2021, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo.

The preparation of this problem-based teaching material is to identify learning

problems experienced by students caused by competency deficits or
misconceptions. This teaching material is given at level X of the Vocational High
School (SMK) level which contains explanations of functional texts in the form of
descriptive, Problem Based Learning (PBL) based approaches, implementation
and evaluation. In this teaching material, the authors present several references
and solutions to overcome competency deficits and misconceptions in learning
Module 3 Learning English Materials 1 Descriptive Text (Person). This teaching
material was developed by prioritizing the Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS)
approach and integrating the Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge
(TPACK) thinking framework.

I express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor Mrs. Sri Agriyanti Mestari, S.Pd,

M.Ed. TESOL who has provided guidance, direction, and revision in making this
teaching material until it is completed properly.

Finally, I hope this teaching material will be useful for prospective audience.

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 CONTENT LIST

Cover................................................................................................................................. i
Preface..............................................................................................................................ii
Content List................................................................................................................... iii
Mind Map....................................................................................................................... iv
A. Introduction.........................................................................................................1
1. Short Description...................................................................................................1
2. Relevance...............................................................................................................1
3. Study Guide...........................................................................................................2

B. Main Section.........................................................................................................2
1. Learning outcomes................................................................................................2
2. Learning material and Learning activities.............................................................3
a. Definition.........................................................................................................4
b. Social Function................................................................................................4
c. Generic Structure.............................................................................................4
d. Language Features...........................................................................................8
3. Tasks...................................................................................................................5-8
4. Discussion Forum..................................................................................................9

C. Closing..................................................................................................................9
1. Summary..........................................................................................................9
2. Reflection.......................................................................................................10
3. Formative Test...............................................................................................11
D. Reference............................................................................................................15

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MIND MAP

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A. INTRODUCTION

1. Short Description

This unit handles descriptive text. Do you know the descriptive text?
Well, based on its name, Descriptive Text, it is closely related to
describing something like an object, a person, an animal, a place and a
thing. It tries to engage the reader's five senses to conjure up images,
sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings about the subject matter of the text.
In this module, you will learn a text that describes a specific person.
You will also find about the generic structure, social function, language
features and examples of descriptive text.

2. Relevance

The main objective of this module is to help you understand the

definition of descriptive text, in particular the aspect of a description
of person. You should also know the benefits of writing such as its
social function. In addition, it is necessary to identify the language
features (words, phrases, sentences) commonly applied to this type of
writing. With this knowledge, you can write descriptive essays in a
meaningful way. This module attempts to combine theory and
practice with the clear educational objective of providing you with a
general understanding of descriptive text.

3. Study Guide

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This module is organized as follows: in the first part (Introduction),
we provide a brief of description, objectives, and guide about this
module. In the second part (Main Section), it is essentially about
learning outcomes, learning material, and learning activities. It is
designed with clear explanation about descriptive text such as its
definition, social function, and language features. The learning
activities in this module are designed to help you in
understanding written and spoken form of descriptive text. It also
provides discussion forum as a media in which you can share your
own ideas related to the topic given. In the third part, it is followed
by formative assessment to check your comprehension about
descriptive text related to person. In the final section, reflective
summary is provided where you can reflect the result of your
learning process using this module.

B. MAIN SECTION
1. Learning Outcomes
Attitude

To uphold and apply religious values, moral values, ethical values,

personal and social values, in this case being respectful to
others(treating people with courtesy, politeness, and kindness),
showing appreciation to others‘ opinions and suggestions, and
listening to what others have to says/writes wisely before expressing
your own viewpoints.

Knowledge

a. To understand the nature of descriptive text

b. To identify the language features (words, phrases,
sentences) commonly applied to this type of writing.

c. To analyze the descriptive texts in regard to the text structures, by

showing the evidence from the texts (expression, sentences,

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 paragraphs, etc) in fluent and lexico grammatically accurate
spoken and written English

Skill

a. To get detailed information of the descriptive texts with

contextually different social functions, text structures, and lexico-
grammatical features
b. To make inferences of the descriptive texts with contextually
different social functions, text structures, and lexico-grammatical
features
c. To evaluate the descriptive texts with contextually different
social functions, text structures, and lexico-grammatical features
d. To construct the descriptive texts with contextually different
social functions, text structures, and lexico-grammatical features.
2. Learning material and Learning activities
Pre Activity
Watch and analyse the videos below about describing person in
spoken form. In your opinion what is descriptive text? Where can you
find usually find such text? Do you think descriptive texts are spoken
or written forms?

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Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgqFsUAuP24

a. Definition
The Descriptive Text is a text that explains about what a person is
like.. It is about sensory experience, how something looks, sounds,
shapes. Mostly it is about visual experience, but description also
deals with other kinds of perception. It can be said that the
descriptive text is a meaningful text that describes particular
person.

b. Social Function
 Information about a particular entity by describing its
features, history, and special characteristics.
 Information about person by describing physical attributes,
behaviors, uses, etc.

c. Generic Structure

The generic structure of this text consists of :

 Identification or general statements. It introduces

or identifies specific object (a person).
 Descriptions: The parts of a text describe the object
characteristics, appeareances, personality, habits or
qualities (Derewianka, 2004; Butt et.al., 2000;
Gerot & Wignell, 1994; Knapp and Watkins,
2005, p. 149; Emilia & Christie, 2013)
Generic Structure Function
Identification Identifies phenomenon to be
described
Description Describes or explains personality,
qualities, or characteristics

Examples of Descritive Texts about People

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 Text 1
Read the text below!

Source :
https://englishdorminatory.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/descriptive-text/

Task 1 : Which paragraph identifies the topic of text 1?

Mention and describes the paragraphs that explains the
characteristics of the person!

Text 2
Read the text below!

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Source : https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/504332858247881307/

Task 2
Fill in the table with suitable information from the text 2!
Part of text Purpose Details from the text
General Identification ……………………. ………………….

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 ……………………. ………………….
……………………. ………………….
Description …………………….. …………………..
……………………… ……………………..
……………………... ……………………..

Task 3
Complete the gaps in these police pictures!

WANTED!. MISSING!.

Follow up:
Make a collection of descriptions of people from newspapers
and magazines. Court/crime reports, celebrity and gossip
pages, and the personal columns where people are seeking
partners are good places to start!

d. Language Features

1. Focus on specific participants as the main character;

2. Use present tense as dominant tenses;

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 3. Use linking verbs or relational process frequently (is,
are, has, have, belongs to) in order to classify and
describe appearance or qualities and parts or functions
of phenomena;
4. Use action verbs or material process and behavioral
process in giving additional description regarding action
and behavior done by the participants in text;
5. Use mental verb or mental process when describing feelings;
6. Use nominal group frequently to describe;
7. Use adjective and adverbs to add information to
nouns and add information to verbs to provide more
detailed description about the topic;
8. Use adverbial phrases to add more information about
manner, place, or time and sometimes realized in
embedded clause which functions as circumstances

Task
Now, identify the language features used in text 1 and text 2
above by giving some example from both texts!

Task 4
Watch the video below. Compare your answer in task 3 with
the explanation from the video.
Task 5
Make a descriptive text paragraph describe about your
favorite teacher!

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 Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skd_S9mZHcs

3. Discussion Forum
We have learned the materials in this module. Please give your own ideas to
response on the topics/ threads given in this discussion forum. You are also
expected to comment on other students responses.
1. What did you learn from the materials?
2. In your opinion, what are the challenges in the learning descriptive text
especially person?

C. Closing
1. Summary
The Descriptive Text is a text that explains about what a person is like..
It is about sensory experience, how something looks, sounds, shapes.
Mostly it is about visual experience, but description also deals with
other kinds of perception. It can be said that the descriptive text is a
meaningful text that describes particular person.
The Descriptive Text consists of two components:
1. Identification or general statements. It introduces or identifies
specific object (a person).
2. Descriptions: The parts of a text describe the object

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 characteristics, appearances, personality, habits or qualities
2. Reflection

No. Learning Journal

1 Within this learning material and activity, I have learned :
…………………………………………………………...........
………………………………………………………………...
………………………………………………………………...
………………………………………………………………...
2 The key features of the material include :
…………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
3 What I like most of this material and activity is/are:
…………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………...
………………………………………………………………...
………………………………………………………………..
4 What I need to improve/learn/practice more is/are :
……………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………….

3. Formative Test
To help you see your mastery of the material presented in this unit,
please do the test well.

The following text is for questions number 1-5!

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 MY MOTHER

I think that my mother is a beautiful person. She is not tall but not short either,
and she has curly brown hair. Her eyes color are like honey and her color skin
is light brown, and she has a beautiful smile. Her weight is 55 kg.

She is a very kind person. She is very lovely, friendly, patient, and she loves to
help people. I love my mom, because she is a good example to me. She loves
being in the Church, and she loves singing and dancing too.

She is a very good child, wife and mother. She always takes care of her family.
She likes to clean and organize her house. She is a very organized person, and
all things in the house are in the right place. She doesn't like messes.

She always has a smile on her face. She is so sweet and lovely. She always
gives me a kiss when I am going to sleep, when I wake up or when I am going
to go to some places. When the family has a problem, she will always be with
us to help us and to give us all her love.
Source : https://brainly.co.id/tugas/22377256

1. What is the social function of the text above?

a. To give information about someone by describing
physical attributes and behaviors

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 b. To entertain the readers about the story
c. To tell the readers how to make friend
d. To report someone’s behaviors
2. The language feature used in the text above is, EXCEPT
a. Present tense
b. Mental verbs
c. Adjectives
d. Past tense
3. These are the characteristics of Mother, EXCEPT
a. she has curly brown hair
b. Her eyes color are like honey
c. She is tall
d. Her color skin is light brown
4. Which of the following are not normally used in descriptive texts?
a. Adjectives
b. Adverbs
c. Step by step action to be taken by the reader
d. Comparisons to enable the reader to picture something
5. What is the reason to write descriptive text?
a. To allow the readers to grasp the writer’s idea through the
reader’s sense of sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch
b. To inform the reader about technical features
c. To provide the reader with scientific details
d. To appeal to the reader’s liking for numbers

The following text is for questions number 6-10!

Peter is the youngest in our family. He is fourteen years old and four

years younger than me. He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a

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 friendly smile. Sometimes he is rather naughty at home, but he

usually does what he is asked to do.

Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school, he plays

football and tennis. He is the best badminton player in our family.

6. Which of the following statement is not true about Peter?

a. He plays football and tennis.

b. He has long and straight hair.

c. He has bright eyes.

d. He doesn’t play badminton.

7. According to the passage, we know that Peter is…

a. The writer’s elder brother.

b. The writer’s youngest brother.

c. A friendly boy.

d. A naughty boy.

8. From the text, we may conclude that….

a. Peter is a welcoming person.

b. People is older that the writer.

c. Peter is not diligent at all.

d. Many people do not like Peter. My Very Best Friends

The following text is for questions number 9-10!

My Uncle

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My Uncle Martin is my mother's elder brother. He is my favourite among my
mother's brothers. He is a very interesting man. He lives quite near us with my
Aunt Angela and my cousins Anne and Bob. I often go to his house. He is about
45 with grey hair. He is still quite good-looking. He is tall and well-built. He has
blue eyes and a strong face. He wears glasses. He is short sighted. He takes them
off when he doesn't work.  Uncle Martin is a textile engineer. He works for a big
firm in the city. He travels widely in his job. He is an expert in solving problems
with machines. At present, he is in the United States. He is visiting the firm's
customers there. He is very fond of the sea. He has a boat at seaside. He goes
there every weekend in summer to sail it. I sometimes stay with my cousins at
their house on the coast. When Uncle Martin is at home, he usually takes us out in
the boat
9. The purpose of the text is …

      a.   to describe persons and characters

      b.   to tell a sequence of events

      c.   to entertain the readers

      d.   to persuade the readers to have many friends

10. Which statement is true according to the text?

a. Uncle Martin is a agricultural engineer
b. Uncle Martin is about 45 with grey hair and blue eyes
c. He works for a big hospital in the city
d. He has long black hair.

D. Reference

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 Derewianka, B. & Jones, P. (2016). Teaching Language in
Context. Australia: Oxford University Press.
Gerot, L. and Wignell, P. (1994). Making Sense of Functional
Grammar.

Australia: Gerd Stabler.

Knapp, P. & Watkins, M. (2005). Genre, Text, Grammar:

Technologies for Teaching and Assessing Writing. Australia:
University of New South Wales Press Ltd.
Richards, J.C., Hull, J., Proctor, S. Interchange: Student’s Book.
Cambridge Oshima, Alice, and Ann Hogue. (2006). Writing
Academic English. Longman: Peason
Descriptive Text Challenge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgqFsUAuP24
https://englishdorminatory.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/descriptive-text/
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/504332858247881307/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skd_S9mZHcs
https://brainly.co.id/tugas/22377256

Formative Assessment
1) A 6) D
2) D 7) B
3) C 8) A
4) C 9) A
5) A 10) B

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