PROCEDURE TEXT

A.            Definition Procedure Text

 “Procedure text is a text that is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps”. Jadi yang dimaksud dengan procedure text adalah sebuah genre of text yang berfungsi untuk menggambarkan bagaimana sesuatu dilakukan atau dicapai melalui urutan tindakan atau langkah yang benar.

B.            Tujuan Procedure Text

Tujuan komunikatif dari procedure text adalah bagaimana seorang penulis mampu memahamkan pembaca tentang cara melakukan, menyelesaikan atau mencapai sesuatu dengan cara yang runtut dan benar atau prosedural. Sebenarnya dilihat dari istilahnya, kita tentu sudah bisa memahami apa yang dimaksud dengan procedure text. Jadi mungkin ini adalah salah satu genre of text yang tanpa dijelaskan sebelumnya tapi kita sudah dapat meraba apa maksud tujuan teks ini.

C.            Ciri-ciri Procedure Text

1.             Fokus pada agen manusia umum.

2.             Penggunaan present tense.

3.             sering Imperatif/bentuk perintah, seperti: buatlah (make), gunakanlah (use) dsb.

4.             Penggunaan conjuctions temporal (atau penomeran untuk menunjukkan urutan).
Contoh: then, after that, before, after, while, dan lain sebagainya.

D.            Generic Structure Procedure Text

1.             The Goal of Activity
Pada bagian ini, penulis mencoba menjelaskan tentang apa yang akan dibuat atau dicapai melalui serangkaian langkah yang akan dijelaskan pada paragraf berikutnya sehingga pembaca tidak salah paham tentang apa yang sedang dibicarakan.

2.             Any Material Needed for Procedure
Setelah pembaca mengetahui sesuatu apa yang akan dibuat atau dicapai, kemudian penulis memaparkan materi atau bahan-bahan yang harus dipersiapkan atau dibutuhkan agar sesuatu tersebut dapat dicapai dengan baik. Jadi pastikan semua bahan atau materi sudah lengkap sebelum mulai membuatnya.

3.             Steps to Achieve the goal
Jika bahan-bahan atau materi yang dibutuhkan sudah lengkap, barulah penulis memberitahukan langkah-langkah yang harus dilakukan secara runtut atau urut. Jadi pada bagian ini penulis harus menjelaskannya secara urut dan tidak boleh loncat-loncat.

4.             Conclusion
Kesimpulan yang berisi tentang hasil akhir dari apa yang telah dikerjakan sesuai dengan langkah-langkah yang telah ditentukan.

E.            Contoh Procedure Text

Example 1:

How to Make a Milkshake

A milkshake is a sweet, cold beverage which is usually made from milk, ice cream, or iced milk, and flavorings or sweeteners such as butterscotch, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, or fruit syrup. If you want to make a delicious milkshake by your selves, then this is the way how to make it.

The ingredients that you need to make a milkshake are:

1.    4 cups vanilla ice cream

2.    2 cups milk

3.    4 teaspoons chocolate sauce (optional)

4.    1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries

Now, follow these steps to make a milkshake.

1.    Place milkshake glasses into the freezer. Using cold glasses will help the shake stay cool to give you time to enjoy. Leave for up to an hour if possible.

2.    Soften ice cream. It is easier to make a shake when the ice cream is slightly soft. Take the ice cream out of the freezer a few minutes before making your shake.

3.    Place the ingredients into a blender. Mix the ice cream, milk and added flavors into the blender. Blend on high for one minute. Don’t leave in the blender for longer or the shake will melt quickly.

4.    Pour shakes into frosty glasses. Take the glasses out of the freezer as soon as the blending is complete. Then pour the shake mixture in.

5.    Drop a straw into the shake, then enjoy. You can sip a shake right from the glass but somehow the straw adds to the flavor and the experience.

If you do not have a blender, you may substitute with a mixer, but be careful as it could be messy. And if you do not have anything else to mix, just use a spoon, but let the ice cream thaw first to make the milkshake easier to mix. Enjoy your milkshake.

Penjelasan:

1.             Paragraf pertama: the Goal.

Penulis berusaha menjelaskan apa itu milkshake dan mengapa ia menulis tulisan ini, yaitu ingin memberitahu pembaca bagaimana cara membuat milkshake.

2.             Paragraf kedua: the Materials Needed.

Berisi bahan-bahan yang harus dipersiapkan dan dibutuhkan untuk membuat milkshake.

3.             Paragraf ketiga: Steps,

yang berisi langkah-langkah yang dishare oleh penulis untuk membuat milkshake dari langkah pertama hingga menjadi milkshake.

4.             Paragraf keempat: Conclusion.

Jadi kesimpulannya, karena namanya shake (dikocok) maka pembuatan milkshake harus menggunakan alat bantu seperti blender, jika tidak punya, penulis menganjurkan menggunakan mixer, bahkan jika tidak punya sama sekali, maka bisa menggunakan spon.

Example 2:

How To Make Fried Rice 

(The Goal)

Nasi goreng, "fried rice" is a familiar food from Indonesia; if you want to know how to prepare nasi goreng this is the procedure how to make nasi goreng. Just follow this explanation

(Material)

Ingredients :

1.             350 gr. Long Grain Rice

2.             2 Tbs. Vegetable Oil

3.             3 Eggs

4.             1 Onion

5.             2 Green Chillis, Sambal Ulek or Sambal Badjak.

6.             1 Garlic Clove

7.             1 Leek

8.             1 teaspoon Ground Coriander

9.             1 teaspoon Ground Cumin

10.         250 gr. Chicken meat

11.         250 gr. Shelled Prawns

12.         3 Tbs. Kecap Manis

(Step and Conclusion)

Steps :

This dish is best made from cold leftover rice, but you can cook a fresh batch and leave it to cool for at least 4 hours. Beat the eggs and make into a omelette, slice into strips and set aside. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan. Add the chopped onion, leek, garlic and chillis. Fry until the onion is soft. Add the Coriander and Cumin. Slice Chicken into strips and add with the prawns to the onion mixture and cook, stirring occasionally until they are well mixed. Add the rice, soya sauce and omelet strips and cook for a further 5 minutes.Decorate with some of the leftover leek and serve hot. Enjoy. 

Exercise:

Text 1:

The Basic Operation Digital Camera

      You need :

1.      a digital camera

2.      an object (a friend/classmate or something interesting, you can find around the classroom or school yard)

Follow the steps below to take picture :

1.             Hold up the camera and centre the object in the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

2.             More closer or use the zoom control  for the result you want

3.             When you are ready to take the picture, hold the shutter half way. It is very important, so the camera sets the focus, shutter speed, and various other calculations.

4.             A light should appear that let you know the camera is set to go

5.             Press shutter all the way down. It may be necessary to turn off the LCD and used the view finder when there is more extreme sunlight to conserve battery. Glare from the LCD does not work well with more bright light.

1.      It may be necessary … the LCD and used the view finder when there is more extreme sunlight

a.       Switch off

b.      Turn

c.       Close

2.      What will happen to the LCD when there is more extreme sunlight?

a.       The glare is broken

b.      The glare works well

c.       The glare does not work well

3.      What kind of text is it?

a.       Recount

b.      Spoof

c.       Procedure

4.      What is the purpose of this kind of text?

a.       To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining

b.      To describe how something is accomplished through a sequence of actions or steps

c.       To amuse or entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different way

Text 2:

How to Make an Ice Cream :
Ingredients :

1.    2 cups heavy cream

2.    1 cup whole milk

3.    2/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Steps :
First, mix the ingredients
Second, heat until the sugar is dissolved
Third, Chill the mixture in the refrigerator
Next, Freeze the ice cream in an ice cream maker
After that, Add chopped chocolate bar
Finally, Finish freezing the ice cream

5.      What is the purpose of the text ?
a. How to make an ice cream
b. How to buy an ice cream
c. How to sell an ice cream

6.      What are ingredients we need to make an ice cream ?
a. 2 cups heavy cream, 1 cup whole milk, 2/3 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
b.1 cups heavy cream,1 cup whole milk, 2/3 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
c. 2 cups heavy cream, 1 cup whole milk, 2/3 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon chocolate extract

7.      What should we do first to make an ice cream based on the text ?
a. Buy the ingredients
b. Mix the ingredients
c. Heat until the sugar is dissolved

8.      What the second step to make an ice cream based on the text ?
a. Heat until the sugar is dissolved
b. Mix the ingredients
c. Add chopped chocolate bar

9.      What should we do after we heat until the sugar is dissolved ?
a. Freeze the ice cream in an ice cream maker
b. Add chopped chocolate bar
c. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator

10.  What should we do after we chill the mixture in the refrigerator ?
a. Add chopped chocolate bar
b. Freeze the ice cream in an ice cream maker
c. Finish freezing the ice cream

Kunci Jawaban:

1.      AProcedure text

2.      C

3.      C

4.      B

5.      A

6.      A

7.      B

8.      A

9.      C

10.  B