KINDS OF TEXT: 11. NARRATIVE

KINDS OF TEXT: 11. NARRATIVE

Standar Kompetensi Lulusan:

Menetukan gambaran umum pikiran utama  dari suatu paragraph atau informasi rinci tersurat informasi tertemtu, makna kata atau informasi tersirat dari text esai berbentuknarrative.

Material:  

A narrative is a text that tells a story. Its pupose is to entertainor emuse the readers. A narrative text is structured as follows:   

1. An orientation:  

ü This part introduces the character and tells where and when the story takes place.  

2. A complication:

ü This part tells what event triggers the story. This is the starting point of the story. If there is no complication, then there is no story. This is then followed by series of events.

3. A Resolution

ü This part shows how the problem (complication) is resolved.

4. Reorientation:

ü This part is the ending telling the condition of the characters and the settings after the problem is resolved.

Language Feature that a narrative usually uses are as follows:

Ø Specific characters, like: prince, prices, judge, soldier etc.

Ø Time words that connect events to tell when they occurs, like ]: after, therefore, while, etc

Ø Verbs to show the actions that occur in the story, like: kidnap, fool, run, etc

Ø Descriptive words to portray the characters and setting, like: greedy, thick, cunning, etc.

Example of Narrative

Structure	The Story	Language Feature
Orientation	The Myth of Malin Kundang A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, lived a woman and her son. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Malin Kundang’s father had died when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother. Malin Kundang was a healty, diligent, diligent, and strong boy. He usually went to see to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in the town.	Specific character: Malin Kundang
Series of Events	One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship which was being attached by a group of pirates. He helped the merchant. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The merchant was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone.         Many years late, Malin Kundang became rich. He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small village. The village recognized him. The news ran fast in the town. “Malin kundang has become rich and now he is here.”          An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of being lonely after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged Malin kundang and for three times  he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her “Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!” After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would leave the old mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and anger.	Time word: A long time ago, when
		Verbs two: ran, laughed
Resolution	Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundnag thatr he would turn into a stone if he didn’t apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail. In a quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly, he turned into a stone.	Descriptive word: quiet