Narrative Text

Telling Your Story:

Constructing Narrative

Text

What is a narrative
text?

A narrative text is a type of text that tells a story. It
typically has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and
it uses a variety of literary devices to create a
sense of suspense, interest, and resolution.
Narrative texts can be fiction or nonfiction, and
they can be written in a variety of styles.

Multiple Choice

What is a narrative text?

• A type of text that provides information

• A type of text that tells a story

• A type of text that describes a place

• A type of text that explains a process

• A type of text that explains a process

Narrative text dapat membantu siswa untuk
mengembangkan keterampilan menulis
mereka
Narrative text dapat membantu siswa untuk
mengembangkan kreativitas mereka
Narrative text dapat membantu siswa untuk
memahami budaya lain
Narrative text dapat membantu siswa untuk
belajar tentang sejarah

Why do we
need Narrative
Text?

Socio Function of Narrative Text

The socio function of narrative text is to tell a story that
conveys a message or moral lesson.

Narrative texts can be used to entertain, inform, or persuade.

They can also be used to teach about different cultures,
historical periods, or scientific concepts.

Multiple Select

What is the socio function of narrative text?

• To convey a message or moral lesson

• To provide facts and evidence

• To describe a historical event

• To persuade the reader

• To explain scientific concepts

Key elements of narrative text

Setting: The setting is the time and place of the story.
Characters: The characters are the people or animals
involved in the story.
Plot: The plot is the sequence of events that make up the
story.
Theme: The theme is the main idea or message of the
story.
Conflict: The conflict is the problem or challenge that the
characters must overcome.
Resolution: The resolution is how the conflict is resolved.

Multiple Choice

What are the key elements of narrative text?

• Plot, characters, and conflict

• Setting, dialogue, and coda

• Orientation, descriptive language, and theme

• Theme, resolution, and orientation

• Complication, descriptive language, and resolution

Orientation
Complication
Resolution
Coda.

Narrative text typically includes:

The
structure of
a narrative
text

Multiple Choice

The part of the narrative text where the problem starts is called?

• Orientation

• Complication

• Resolution

• Coda

Language features of a
narrative text

Narrative texts use past tense.

Descriptive language is used to create vivid images and setting.

Dialogue is used to advance the story and develop characters.

Multiple Choice

Which language feature is commonly used in narrative text to create vivid images and setting?

• Dialogue

• Descriptive Language

• Past tense

• Complication

• Orientation

How to
construct a
narrative text

To construct a narrative text, start with a clear
beginning, create a conflict or problem, develop
the plot with details, build suspense, and end
with a resolution. Use descriptive language,
sensory details, and dialogue to engage readers.

Multiple Choice

How do you construct a narrative text?

• Start with a clear resolution

• Use past tense only

• Skip the details and go straight to the plot

• Create a conflict or problem and then provide an orientation

• Build suspense and then introduce characters

The Tale of the Lost City

The Tale of the Lost City

Deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest lies a lost city, hidden from the world for centuries. Legends
of its existence have circulated for generations, but few have dared to venture into the dense jungle to
seek it out.

But one man, a fearless explorer named Jack, was determined to uncover the truth. Armed with only
his wits and a trusty machete, he embarked on a perilous journey through the unforgiving wilderness.

Days turned into weeks as Jack hacked through the jungle, battling fierce predators and treacherous
terrain. But he refused to give up, driven by a burning desire to uncover the secrets of the lost city.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Jack stumbled upon a clearing in the jungle. And the lost city
was rising from the earth like a ghost from the past.

As he explored the ruins, Jack felt a sense of awe and wonder wash over him. The intricate carvings
and ancient architecture were like nothing he had ever seen. But as he delved deeper into the city, he
realised it held secrets far darker than he could have imagined.

For the lost city was not abandoned after all. It was home to a tribe of people living in isolation for
centuries, cut off from the rest of the world. And they were not pleased to see Jack.

What followed was a harrowing battle for survival as Jack fought to escape the wrath of the tribe and
uncover the secrets of the lost city. But in the end, he emerged victorious, with a story that would be
told for generations to come.

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