CAMPING

Last weekend, my friends and I went camping. We could reach the camping ground after we
walked for two hours from the parking lot. We built the camp. It was getting darker and
colder, so we built a fire camp.

The next day, we spent our time for observing plantation and insects. After that, the girls
were preparing meals. In the afternoon, we went to the river and caught some fish. At night,
we held a fire camp night. We sang, danced, played magic tricks, and even some of us
performed stand up comedy.

On Monday, we packed put our bags and got ready to go home.

The analysis of the text:

a. Social purpose: to retell the writer’s experience when camping

b. Generic structure:
1. Orientation: Last weekend, my friends and I went camping. We could reach the
camping ground after we walked for two hours from the parking lot. We built the
camp. It was getting darker and colder, so we built a fire camp.
2. Event 1: The next day, we spent our time for observing plantation and insects. After
that, the girls were preparing meals.
3. Event 2: In the afternoon, we went to the river and caught some fish.
4. Event 3: At night, we held a fire camp night. We sang, danced, played magic tricks,
and even some of us performed stand up comedy.
5. Re-orientation: On Monday, we packed put our bags and got ready to go home.
c. Language features of the text:
1. Introducing personal participant: the participant is the writer self
2. Using action verb: we built the camp.
3. Using simple past tense: Last weekend, my friends and I went camping.