The Suitability of Descriptive Text in Textbook of Student Grade Seven Based on Curriculum 2013

The objectives of this study were to analyze the extent does the
presentation of descriptive text in the textbook student grade seven and analyze
factors caused the presentation the way it is. The study used qualitative
descriptive method. The subjects of this study were two textbooks of student
grade seven. The technique of data collecting was by analyzed using several steps
according to Miles’s theory, Huberman and Saldana (2014) analyze data with
three steps: data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing and
verification. After analyzing the data, the researcher found the text structure in
two textbook is mpt perfect yet. The text structure of descriptive text which is
classification in textbook by Kemendikbud is unavailable while in Erlangga, the
location in descriptive text is unavailable. But, the components of
lexicogrammatical is presented well. The result of the study showed that the
reason underlying the imperfectness is financial factor. Erlangga publisher is
purpose to gaining a financial benefit, while Kemendikbud publisher is not
motivated by the profit.