Report versus Descriptive

Report and Descriptive Text

A. What Is a Report Text?

The essential point that we should be aware of is the general

definition and the classification of each subject or thing that

we want to write in the form of reported text.

Questions search : How, or What is….like?

B. What is a descriptive Text?

The function of a descriptive text is to give

an explanation about thing or a specific subject.

Questions search : Who, How

C. Here are the examples of a report text and a descriptive text.

Report text (more general)

Music

Music is sound put into pleasing or interesting

patterns. People use music for a part of ceremonies,

such as religious services, parades, and weddings.

People also use music to show their feelings and ideas.

Descriptive text (more specific)

Music Box

Music boxes are small instruments that play

tunes by themselves. The music-making parts of a

music box are a cylinder and a row of metal teeth of

different lengths. A spring or a set of wheels turns the cylinder.

( Source : Artono wardiman, 2008: 37 )