Spoof TextMateri Pembelajaran

It consists of the

following element.

•The beginning of the story. It contains the introduction of characters and the setting of the story.•Series of events. It contains what happen to the character.•Twist. It contains unpredictable funny ending of the story.

Function

•The social function or the purpose of the text is to amuse, entertain the listener or readers with humorous story. Then, the social purpose of this type of text is entertaining readers using twist (unpredictable funny ending). Spoof text can be found in short story books, magazine, movies, etc. Spoof text can make people entertained and amused with the funny part of the story.

Orientation : sets the scene and introduce the participants.

Events : tell the events chronologically.

Twist : the humorous part of the story, put usually at the end of

the story.

Generic Structure of

spoof

The Example of Spoof Text“The Zoo Job Story”

 

  One day a clown was visiting the zoo and attempted to earn some money by making a street performance. He acted and mimed perfectly some animal acts. As soon as he started to drive a crowd, a zoo keeper grabbed him and dragged him into his office. The zoo keeper explained to the clown that the zoo`s most popular gorilla had died suddenly and the keeper was fear that attendance at the zoo would fall off. So he offered the clown a job to dress up as the gorilla until the zoo could get another one. The clown accepted this great opportunity.

 So the next morning the clown put on the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowd came.

He felt that it was a great job. He could sleep all he wanted, played and made fun of people and he drove bigger crowds than he ever did as a clown. He pretended the gorilla successfully.

However, eventually the crowds were tired of him for just swinging on tires. He began to notice that the people were paying more attention to the lion in the next cage. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he decided to make spectacular performance. He climbed to the top of his cage, crawled across a partition, and dangled from the top to the lion`s cage. Of course, this made the lion furious but, the crowd people loved it.

At the end of the day, the zoo keeper came and gave him a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this went on for some time, he kept taunting the lion, the audience crowd grew a larger, and his salary kept going up. Then one terrible day happened. When he was dangling the furious lion, he slipped and feel into the lion cage. The clown was really in big terrible situation. He was terrified.

 Sooner the lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce. The clown was so scared. He could do

nothing and he began to run round and round the cage with the lion close and closer behind. Finally, the lion could catch him. The clown started screaming and yelling, “Help me, help me!”, but the lion was quick and pounces. The clown soon found himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and suddenly he heard a voice the lion`s mouth, “Shut up you idiot! Do you want to get us both fired?”.

GENERIC STRUCTURE OF SPOOF TEXT“The Zoo Job Story”

 1. Orientation : sets the scene and introduce the participants. 

One day a clown was visiting the zoo and attempted to earn some money by making a street performance. He acted and mimed perfectly some animal acts. As soon as he started to drive a crowd, a zoo keeper grabbed him and dragged him into his office. The zoo keeper explained to the clown that the zoo`s most popular gorilla had died suddenly and the keeper was fear that attendance at the zoo would fall off. So he offered the clown a job to dress up as the gorilla until the zoo could get another one. The clown accepted this great opportunity.

2. Events : tell the events chronologically. 

So the next morning the clown put on the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowd came. He felt that it was a great job. He could sleep all he wanted, played and made fun of people and he drove bigger crowds than he ever did as a clown. He pretended the gorilla successfully.

 3. Events : tell the events chronologically. 

However, eventually the crowds were tired of him for just swinging on tires. He began to notice that the people were paying more attention to the lion in the next cage. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he decided to make spectacular performance. He climbed to the top of his cage, crawled across a partition, and dangled from the top to the lion`s cage. Of course, this made the lion furious but, the crowd people loved it.

 3. Events : tell the events chronologically. 

At the end of the day, the zoo keeper came and gave him a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this went on for some time, he kept taunting the lion, the audience crowd grew a larger, and his salary kept going up. Then one terrible day happened. When he was dangling the furious lion, he slipped and feel into the lion cage. The clown was really in big terrible situation. He was terrified.

 4. Twist : the humorous part of the story, put usually at the end of the story.

Sooner the lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce. The clown was so scared. He could do nothing and he began to run round and round the cage with the lion close and closer behind. Finally, the lion could catch him. The clown started screaming and yelling, “Help me, help me!”, but the lion was quick and pounces. The clown soon found himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and suddenly he heard a voice the lion`s mouth, “Shut up you idiot! Do you want to get us both fired?”.

•Focus on specific participants.•There are many action verbs (stood, walks, etc.) and mental processes (verb of perception: think, realize, feel).•Direct and indirect speeches are often used(some dialogs are used in the story •The use of past tenses.•He acted and mimed perfectly some animal acts•As soon as he started to drive a crowd•The use of time conjunction •Then-After that-Afterwards-Finally-etc.

Language Grammatical Features

Language Grammatical Features

Language Features“The Zoo Job Story”

The use of past tenses

A clown was visiting the zoo

• The zoo keeper explained to the clown• The clown accepted this great opportunity• He felt that it was a great job• He pretended the gorilla successfully• He began to notice• He kept taunting the lion• The clown was really in big terrible situation• The clown was so scared• The clown started screaming and yelling

The use of time conjunction

• Last week, and, when, after, before, then, finally.

Worksheet

I. Please read carefully the text on how people sometimes do silly things to maintain their relationship with their neighbors, then answer or choose the correct one!!!

Fluffy Bunny RabbitAfter a long day at the office, Chris came home one day and found his dog with the neighbor`s pet rabbit in his mouth. The rabbit was obviously dead. Chris panicked!

“If my neighbors find out my dog killed their bunny, they will hate me forever,” he thought.

“So he took the dirty, chewed up rabbit into the house, gave it a bath and blow-dried its fur.

Chris knew his neighbors kept their backdoor open during the summer, so he sneaked inside and put the bunny back into the cage, hoping his neighbors would think it died of natural causes.A couple of days later Chris and his neighbors saw each other outside.

“Did you hear that Fluffy die?” the neighbor asked.“Oh…Uhmmmmm ….Sorry to hear that. What happened?” Chris mumbled

The Neighbors replied, “We just found him dead in his cage one day. But the strange thing is that the day after we buried him, we went out to dinner and someone must have dug him up, gave him a bath and put him back into the cage!”

Worksheet

What does the story tell us about?A. A rabbit and a dogB. A boy who patted a rabbitC. A neighborhood in AmericaD. A boy who was tried to maintain neighborhoodE. A boy who was angry with his neighbors because their dog killed his rabbit. What was his dog doing when Chris found it?A. The dog was barking at a thiefB. The dog was digging the neighbor`s C. The dog was eating the rabbitD. The dog was killing the rabbitE. The dog was carrying a dead rabbit in its mouth, What did Chris think of his neighbor`s rabbit?A. It was aliveB. It was killed by his dogC. It was funnyD. It was stinky because it was already deadE. He was upset because his neighbor did not bury it How did Chris cover up the death of the rabbit?A. By cleaning it and then putting it in his neighbor`s houseB. By burying it in the backyardC. By throwing it into his neighbor`s rubbish binD. By bathing it and then burying itE. By replacing it with his own rabbit. How did Chris get into his neighbor`s house?A. Breaking the side window of the houseB. Breaking the fount door of the houseC. Sneaking through the backdoor.D. Using the key hidden below the doormatE. Passing the front gate of the house. 

WorksheetWhat actually happened to the rabbit?A. The dog and the rabbitB. The dog found it deadC. Chris unconsciously killed itD. Chris`s neighbor killed it and buried it before the dog found it.E. It died and buried in the backyard before the dog dug it out. “If my neighbors find out my dog killed their bunny, they`ll hate me forever” (line 4).The sentence implies …A. Chris wanted his neighbor to know that his dog killed the rabbit.B. Chris worried if his neighbor was angry with himC. Chris hated his neighbor so that he killed the rabbit.D. Chris let his dog eat the rabbitE. Chris was happy because his dog could kill the rabbit. 8. The word “him” in line 13 refers to …A. the dogB. ChrisC. The rabbitD. Chris`s neighborE. Chris`s rabbit 9. “We just found him dead in his cage one day. But the strange thing is that the day after we buried him, we went out to dinner and

someone must have dug him up, gave him a bath and put him back into the cage!” What does the statement meant?A. The dog was dead before the dog outB. Someone consciously killed the rabbit and hid itC. Someone found a dead rabbit and then buried it.D. Chris put it back to its cage because his dog killed itE. His neighbor did not know that the rabbit was dead in its cage. 10. What actually happened was …. A. The rabbit was dead because the dog killed it

B. Chris ordered his dog to get the rabbit C. The rabbit did not die because of the dogD. Chris`s neighbors thought that the rabbit was still aliveE. Chris`s neighbors actually wanted the rabbit dead.

Kunci Jawab soal 1:

1. B2. D3. B4. A.5. C6. B7. B8. C9. D10. C

II. Please read carefully the text on this exercise, then

answer or choose the correct one!!!

Vampire BatA vampire bat came flapping in from the night, face all covered in fresh blood and parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep.Pretty soon all the other bats smelt the blood and began hassling him about where he got it. He told them to piss off and let him get some sleep, but they persisted until he finally gave in.“Ok, follow me,” he said and flew out of the cave with hundreds of bats behind him. Down though a valley they went, across a river and into a huge forest.Finally he slowed down and all the other bats were excitedly around him with their tongues hanging out for blood.“Do you see that large oak tree there? He asked. “YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!!” the bats all screamed in a frenzy.

“Good!!!!” said the first bat, “Because I didn`t.”

II. Please read carefully the text on this exercise, then

answer or choose the correct one!!!

Questions1. What did the vampire bat get before he got to the cave?2. Why did other vampire bats hassle him?3. Why do you think that the vampire bat finally told where he got all the

fresh blood?4. Where did he get all the fresh blood?5. How did he get it?6. What did the bat show the large oak tree to the other bats?7. What did probably happen when the other bats knew how he got the

fresh blood?8. What makes the story funny? Tell it in brief!9. What do the following words refer to?Himself (line 2)They (line 4)Him (line 5)10. The word frenzy is similar in meaning to…?

II. Please read carefully the text on this exercise, then

answer or choose the correct one!!!

OPTIONS

A. Because the vampire bat smelt the blood

B. Before he got the cave, he parked himself on the roof of the cave to get sleep

C. I think, because the vampire bats

D. Valley, a cross a river, and into the huge forest

E. He get the blood with their tongues hanging out for blood

F. Because the bat afraid.

G. 1. A vampire 2. The other bats 3. A vampire bats H. 1. A vampire bats 2. The other bats 3. A vampire I. 1. The other bats 2. 2. A vampire 3. A vampire bats J. They follow the other

who knew the blood, and together all of them flew out of the cave with hundreds of bats behind him.

K. Confusion L. Spirit M. Strife N. When one of them smelt the blood

and began hassling, the others will follow it which it said “Ok, follow me,” and they are flew out of the cave with hundreds behind him..but when the others bats were excitedly around him with their tongues hanging out for blood and they see that large oak tree there in front of them, He asked. “YES, YES, YES, YES, YES !!!!!” the bats all screamed in a frenzy… Because They didn`t found it, their hunted had been gone.

Thank you for your attention…