SPOOF TEXT

*SPOOF TEXT *

     Definition :

Spoof is a text which tells factual story that happened in the past time with unpredicted  and funny ending.

     Social Function :

     To tell an events with a humorous twist.

     To entertain the reader or listener  about the story with the end unpredicted event that called twist.

     Generic structure :

     Orientation : Provide information about the setting ( when and where ) and introduce participants or character ( who ).

     Event : Tell what happened in temporal sequence.

     Twist : Provide the funiest part of the story.

     Language Feature :

     Focusing on people, animal, or certain things.

     Use of connectives ( ex : then )

     Use action verb ( ex : walked, ran away )

     Use adverb time and place ( ex : two days ago, in the garden )

     Use of the simple past tense ( ex: walked away from the village )

     Told in chronological order

     Example :

Title	Jim and Grandfather
Orientation Event	Jim was student in Senior High School. At the end of the monthly, he didn’t paid school dormitory. If he didn’t paid school dormitory, he couldn’t follow examination.         One morning in the park, Jim saw a girl sat under the tree. The girl brought a bag. And Jim would stole the girl’s bag. “ I think, that girl have much money” Jim said. And then Jim went to see the girl. Jim said “ Hello, morning girl” The girl said “ morning ” “ Can I sit here ” Jim said “ of course” the girl said     There was a grandfather beside Jim. The grandfather always saw Jim. Jim would stole the girl’s bag. But, the grandfather always saw Jim. And then grandfather said to Jim, “ what will you do?”. Jim said “ No..” Jim afraid if the grandfather know if he would stole a bag.     Jim would stole the girl’s bag again, suddenly grandfather said “ what will you do?”. Jim smile and said “ No, I just sit”. Jim afraid if the grandfather know what would Jim did.
Twist	After this, the girl went to met her friend. Suddenly the grandfather said “if you want to flatter the girl don't at the common place”. Jim very suprised and said “ oh no, grandfather is blind. ”

Information :

            : focus on people

            : adverb of place

            : adverb of time

            : action verb

            : connectives