ANECDOTE TEXT

Sixth Group
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Roni Sahara
Abdul Somad
Dian Isrowati
Lia Indriati

The Materials to Present:

I.

Introduction

a. Definition of writing in general

b. Definition of Anecdote Text
II. Discussion
a. Concept of Anecdote Text
b. Model of Anecdote Text
c. Analyzing of the text
d. Similarities and Differences between Anecdote and Spoof Text
III. Conclusion and Teaching Suggestions
a. Teaching Suggestions
b. References

I. INTRODUCTION
a. Definition of Writing in General
1. Meyers (2005, p. 2), Writing is an action-a process of discovering and
organizing your ideas, putting them on paper, and reshaping and revising them

2. Harmer (2001:79), writing is a form of communication to deliver thought or to express

feeling through written form.

3. Boardman (2002), writing is a continuous process of thinking and organizing,

rethinking, and reorganizing. Writing is a powerful tool to organize overwhelming
events and make them manageable. Writing is really a form of thinking using the
written word.
Source: library.um.ac.id/.../writing-with-confidence-writing-effective-s..

b. Definition of Anecdote Text

1. Anecdote is one of the texts which retells an unusual incident. Communicative purpose
of this text is to retell an unusual and funny incident to entertain the readers.
Source : http://freeenglishcourse.info/what-is-anecdote/

2. Anecdote is a text which retells funny and unusual incidents in fact or imagination.
Itspurpose is to entertain the readers.
Source : http://english-univet.blogspot.co.id/2012/06/anecdote-text.html

3. Anecdote is a short story about an interesting or funny event or occurrence

Source : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anecdote

II. DISCUSSION
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Concept of Anecdote Text

Model of Anecdote Text
Analyzing of the text
Anecdote Text of the group
Similarities and Differences between Anecdote and Spoof Text

a. Concept of Anecdote Text

An anecdote is a type of spoken or written text that deals with past incidents. The function
is to retell story of unusual or amusing incident. The incident happened in the past. The
purposes are sharing with others an usual or amusing incident and entertaining others.
The generic structure of anecdote text usually has five components and one is optional:
(1)Abstract, (2)Orientation, (3)Crisis, (4)Reactionand (5)Coda(optional)
source : http://enes-ainenglish.blogspot.co.id/2011/01/anecdote.html

Language Features of Anecdote

1. Using exclamation words; it's awful!, it's wonderful!, etc
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Using
Using
Using
Using
Using

imperative; listen to this

rhetoric question; do you know what?
action verb; go, write, etc
conjunction of time; then, afterward
simple past tense

b. Model of Anecdote Text

A Young Businessman
There was a young businessman who was driving a new released car.
Suddenly, an accident happened and caused his car door apart. He was shocked
and shouted, Police, police, my car door was broken! The police replied, Are
you stupid or crazy? Your hand is broken because of this accident, why do you
worry about the door? The young executive shouted, my hands broke?? Oh my
God, where my Rolex? where is my expensive watch? I just spent half my salary
last month to buy the watch! The police just shut up and did not say anything.

Source : http://www.belajarbahasainggrisku.com

c. Analyzing of the text

Abstract

: What would you think if there was a young businessmen got an

accident?
Orientation : There was a young businessman who was driving a new released
car.
Crisis : Suddenly, an accident happened and caused his car door apart. He was
shocked and
shouted, Police, police, my car door was broken! The
police replied, Are you stupid or crazy? Your hand is broken because
of
this accident, why do you worry about the door? The young executive
shouted, my hands broke?? Oh my God, where my Rolex? where is my
expensive watch? I just spent half my salary last month to buy the watch!
Incident : The police just shut up and did not say anything.

d. Anecdote Text of the group

Talk Less Do More!

Outside a small mosque after praying, there were two Ustadz having a conversation,
Ust. Sosmed and Ust. Gaul.
They were talking about the effect of cigarette for health.
Ust. Sosmed said, Look! By showing Ust. Gaul the box of cigarette. It causes
many diseases for our health. It may kill you!
Then he said, Cigarettes are Haram! and he added, Why are you still smoking a
cigarette?
Without any expression on Ust. Gauls face, he said, Talk less do more! Then he
took his match from his pocket, pull out a cigarette and put it on his mouth, Lets
burn the cigarette!

Analyzing of the text

Abstract : How would you think if there is an ustadz smoking?
Orientation : Outside a small mosque after praying, there were two Ustadz
having a conversation,

Ust. Sosmed and Ust. Gaul.

Crisis : They were talking about the effect of cigarette for health. Ust. Sosmed
said, Look! By
showing Ust. Gaul the box of cigarette. It causes
many disease for our health. It may kill
you!

Incident : Then he said, Cigarettes are Haram! and he added, Why are you
still smoking a
cigarette?
Coda : Without any expression on Ust. Gauls face, he said, Talk less do
more! Then he
took his match from his pocket, pull out a
cigarette and put it on his mouth, Lets
burn the cigarette!

e. Similarities and Differences

between Anecdote and Spoof
Text
Similarities
Anecdote Text

Spoof Text
Using past form
Entertaining readers

Many action verbs (slept, went, took)

Similarities and Differences between Anecdote

and Spoof Text
Differences
Anecdote Text
Definition : is a text which retells funny and
unusual incidents in fact or imagination
Generic Structure
Abstract
Orientation
Crisis
Reaction
Coda (Optional)
Language
Using exclamation words ( Its awful )

Spoof Text
is a text which tells factual story

Orientation
Events
Twist

Focusing on people, animals or certain things

f. Conclusion/Teaching
Suggestions

Isabel Bastida & Ana Mena, taken from slideshare.net,

said that there are five steps to a teach/learn anecdote:
1- Arousing interest.
2. Setting the scene.
3. Describing the main point.
4. What happened at the end and reactions.
5. Connecting the story to the present.