Subject : Narrative Text

​By: Nita Hartatik, S.Pd

​NARRATIVE TEXT

Narrative text is an imaginative story.

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The social function is to entertain or to amuse the reader, also to educate and give moral value from the story. ​

Multiple Choice

One of these is not the title of narrative text. Which one is it?

• Cinderella

• Situ Bagendit

• Suramadu Highway

• Jaka Tingkir

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Language feature:

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• Using Past tense (cooked, gone, etc)

• Frase Adverbia (Once upon a time, one day, etc)

• Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)

• Specific character (Cinderella, Snow White, etc)

• Action verbs / verb that shows an action (walked, sang, brought, etc)

• Direct speech, to make the story lively. (She said,”My name is Cinderella).

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Generic Stucture of the Text

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Orientation

#  It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.

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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella.She lived with her stepsisters and stepmother. They were very bossy. She had to do all the housework.

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Complication

# It is where the problems in the story developed.

One day, an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsisters did not let her go, so Cinderella was very sad. The stepsisters went to the ball without her.

Resolution

# Where the problems in the story finally solved.

Fortunately, the good fairy came and helped her to get to the ball. At the ball Cinderella danced with the Prince. The Prince felt in love with her then he married her. They live happily ever after.

Thank You