Prometheus

Activity 1

TEXT 1

Elements of the Announcement	Found/Not Found	Details
Opening	Found	“Hello Georgetown”
Contents	Found	“Information of the opening store including date : (it’s open 24/7). place : (J. Crew Store located just a few doors down on M Street). Party collections and the introduction of our Ludlow Suit Shop.”
Closing	Found	“contact information and place ”

TEXT 2

Elements of the Announcement	Found/Not Found	Details
Opening	Found	“Call For Proposals”
Contents	Found	“information about virus H5N1 Avian Influenza in Indonesia have had a significant impact. Since August 2003, more than 10 million livestock have been affected and the H5N1 virus has crossed the species barrier resulting in at least 135 confirmed human cases with 110 deaths. Moreover, the potential exists for the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus to trigger a human pandemic. virology and epidemiology of H5N1 in Indonesia is needed to understand the ecology and variability in transmission to human.To foster essential research, WHO requests for proposal that will then be evaluated through a review process. Areas for research include: 1. Studies of disease ecology, transmission, and epidemiology. 2. Studies of clinical spectrum and management of disease.”
Closing	Found	“contact information to now details information of call for proposal.”

Text 3

Elements of the Announcement	Found/Not Found	Details
Opening	Found	“the announcement about outgrew old place”
Contents	Found	“Information of the new address in NeoSys Computer Store. Jl. Melati Utara No. 14 Lumajang – 67316. and the old strore becomes new NeoSys Service Centre.”
Closing	Found	“Contact Information”

Text 4

Elements of the Announcement	Found/Not Found	Details
Opening	Found	“open brancehs in severalbig cities”
Contents	Found	“information of the open branches in several big cities such as Medan, Denpasar, Lombok and Makassar. and allows the administrative aspect of the business to be conducted in regional locations.”
Closing	Found	“It is hoped that we will be able to meet closely with customers and stores in a more effective manner.”

Activity 2

Read the examples below. Decide which of the following examples are considered announcement. State TRUE for announcement andFALSE for texts that is not an announcement.

No.	Text	True or False
1.	Text A	False, because it is a notice
2.	Text B	True
3.	Text C	False because it is an invitation
4.	Text D	True
5.	Text E	True

Activity 3

Re-read the texts in Activity 1. Identify the main idea or topic of the announcement and write down the details

of each text in the table below!

In writing the details, pay close attention to:

1.      Who wrote the announcement?

2.      When was the announcement released?

3.      Who is the announcement for?

4.      Details of place, date and time

Text	Main Idea	Details
Text 1	Informing the people of Georgetown about the opening of a Suit Shop in a new venue.	-          The announcement came from J.Crew Store -          The opening will be in April, 2013 -          The shop will offer more of men’s and women’s, weddings and parties collection.
text 2	Information on accepting proposals on research about influenza	·         An insight on how influenza affected people Types of research that must be done : 1.       Studies of disease ecology, transmission, and epidemiology. 2.        Studies of clinical spectrum and management of disease. ·         Criteria on the person needed ·         Submission website
Text 3	Announcement on the store’s new building	·         Location ·         Date of launching ·         Contact person
Text 4	Announcement on launching new branches in new cities	·         It will open starting on the 1st of January ·         It will open in Medan, Denpasar, Lombok and Makassar.
Text D	Announcement on the student writing contest

Activity 4

Individually, think of an issue happening in your school. Create an imaginary event or activity in response to the issue and make an announcement for it using scraps of an old magazine!

In your announcement, remember to put:

1.      Opening (Title)

2.       Content: Information of the event, time, date and place.

3.       Closing: contact person or sign from the authority.

Your creativity will also be put into consideration for your overall score, so try to be as creative as possible!

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