NARRATIVE TEXT

NARRATIVE TEXT

1. GENERAL STRUCTURE

   • Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced
   • Complication : Where the problems in the story developed.
   • Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved.
   • Coda / reorientation (optional) – lesson from the story

2. PORPOSE OF THE TEXT

   • The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.
   • CHARACTERISTICS
     • – Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)
     • – Specific character. The character of the story is specific, not general. (Cinderella, Snow White, Alibaba, etc)
     • – Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc)
     • – Past tense (killed, drunk, etc)
     • – Direct speech. It is to make the story lively. (Snow White said, ”My name is Snow White”). The direct speech uses present tense.
     • – Past tense (killed, drunk, etc)

3. Kinds of Narrative

   • Fable
   • Folktales
   • fairy tales
   • myth
   • legend

4. WHAT IS IT

   • NARRATIVE TEXT IS A STORY WITH COMPLICATION OR PROBLEMATIC EVENTS AND IT TRIES TO FIND THE RESOLUTIONS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS