Narrative text

​NARRATIVE TEXT
BY : RIRIN PUJI LESTARI, S.Pd

​Do you like to listen/whatch/read a story? What kind of that?
Have you ever heard / read/whatched about legend from your area?
  Can you mention the legend you have known?
How do you feel after watching/listening to it?

​Do you like to listen/whatch/read a story? What kind of that?
Have you ever heard / read/whatched about legend from your area?
  Can you mention the legend you have known?
How do you feel after watching/listening to it?

​Compare the following extracts by answering the questions

​His name was King Arthur, a famous king from Britain whose stories have been capturing imaginations for ages not only in Britain but also all over the world. One of the most famous tales of King Arthur is 'The Legend of the Sword in the Stone'. One day, a magician, Merlin placed a sword called Excalibur in a stone and said that whoever was able to pull it was the rightful king of England. Arthur proved that he was the strongest man who could pull it out and he didn't have to spend any energy to do it.

The Legend of The Keris of Mpu Gandring
The Keris of Mpu Gandring is a famous legend form Java Island, Indonesia. The tale is about a famous cursed Keris made by Mpu Gandring. Mpu Gandring who allegedly lived in the 11^th _{Century was a well- known keris maker. He was killed by his own creation and before he passed away, he cast a curse on the Keris}

Open Ended

A. ​Have you heard the stories ? What are the stories about?

B. Why are both stories famous?

C. The characters in the stories lived in different countries. Where is Britain?

• Things to remember

  • The stories is sometimes set in an imaginary world.

  • Nowdays people can enjoy narratives in the form of streaming platform, comic books, and animated films.

  • Stories such as myths and legends are reffered to asa narratives. They are about retelling imaginary stories.

• The purpose of Narrative text
  The purposes of the narrative genre is to amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways.
  

• Generic Structure

  • Orientation: Sets the scene and introduces the participants (What, where, when and who)

  • Complication : A crisis or a problem arises

  • Resolution : The crisis is resolved for better or worst

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Please fill the blank with the correct verb in the box!

Once upon a time, there lived a little girl named Snow White. She ​

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with her uncle and aunt because her parents ​

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died.  

  One day she ​

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her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle  because they both ​

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to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.                                              

  Snow White didn’t want her Uncle and Aunt to do this so she ​

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it would be best if she run away. The next morning she ran away from house when her Uncle and Aunt were having breakfast.

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heard

wanted

decided

lived

were

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She ​

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away into the woods.                    

  She was very ​

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and hungry

  Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked  but no one answered so she went  inside and fell asleep.        

  Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then, Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, ‘What is your name?’ Snow White ​

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,  ‘My name is Snow White.’         

  Doesaid, ‘If you wish, you may live here with us.’ Then, Snow White ​

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the dwarfs the whole story and Snow white and the seven dwarfs ​

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happily.

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ran

tired

answered

said

lived

Match

Match the following idioms with their meaning!

• Her face looked as white as sheet

• they left no stone unturned

• Her sisters were the apple of her father's eye

• Look on the bright side

• She was as prety as picture

When you meet her, she was very pale

find the good points in bad situation

The father loved the sisters most dearly

It means you make every possible effort

She was very attractive

• When you meet her, she was very pale

• find the good points in bad situation

• The father loved the sisters most dearly

• It means you make every possible effort

• She was very attractive

Multiple Choice

Read the story and answer the questions!

It's almost midday and it was a quiet day. No one came to drink or have a meal. Suddenly a

portly man stood in front of the terrace with a bow around his neck and a leather water skin

sticking out of his large strong bag. He really did not look like a tourist. He looked uneducated. While I was busy thinking about his appearance, he sat on one of the chairs. He was sipping water from his water skin and he pretended to look at a glossy cruise brochure His scarf masked half of his face. It was about 10 minutes and he hadn't turned a page. I thought I was right about him. He couldn't understand the brochure So I decided to bring him a bowl of clam chowder, he coughed up a "thank you" and looked at me briefly. I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.

The man looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. Shaking my head, I walked back inside the kitchen with my empty tray. Before the second pace, something hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my smashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.

I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card, 'I am deeply indebted to you. The

night of your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought

things back in perspective. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Robin Hood. I shivered. The night of my car accident, I was heading for damaging my dad's car because he refused to give me more pocket money. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture turned my life around and brought faith back into my life.

I unfolded the tip he left. I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling. Robin Hood, you were real.

The conflict in the story started when.....

• the writer had her own opinion about the man

• the writer was saved by the man in the car accident

• the writer thought that the man was uneducated

• the writer took a very poor view of the man's appearance

• the writer saw a scar across his left eyebrow

Multiple Choice

Read the story and answer the questions!

It's almost midday and it was a quiet day. No one came to drink or have a meal. Suddenly a

portly man stood in front of the terrace with a bow around his neck and a leather water skin

sticking out of his large strong bag. He really did not look like a tourist. He looked uneducated. While I was busy thinking about his appearance, he sat on one of the chairs. He was sipping water from his water skin and he pretended to look at a glossy cruise brochure His scarf masked half of his face. It was about 10 minutes and he hadn't turned a page. I thought I was right about him. He couldn't understand the brochure So I decided to bring him a bowl of clam chowder, he coughed up a "thank you" and looked at me briefly. I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.

The man looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. Shaking my head, I walked back inside the kitchen with my empty tray. Before the second pace, something hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my smashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.

I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card, 'I am deeply indebted to you. The

night of your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought

things back in perspective. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Robin Hood. I shivered. The night of my car accident, I was heading for damaging my dad's car because he refused to give me more pocket money. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture turned my life around and brought faith back into my life.

I unfolded the tip he left. I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling. Robin Hood, you were real.

"Suddenly a portly man stood in front of the terrace with a bow around his neck and a leather water skin sticking out his large strong bag." The underline word is similar to...

• dignified

• brave

• noble

• old

• middle-aged

Multiple Choice

Read the story and answer the questions!

It's almost midday and it was a quiet day. No one came to drink or have a meal. Suddenly a

portly man stood in front of the terrace with a bow around his neck and a leather water skin

sticking out of his large strong bag. He really did not look like a tourist. He looked uneducated. While I was busy thinking about his appearance, he sat on one of the chairs. He was sipping water from his water skin and he pretended to look at a glossy cruise brochure His scarf masked half of his face. It was about 10 minutes and he hadn't turned a page. I thought I was right about him. He couldn't understand the brochure So I decided to bring him a bowl of clam chowder, he coughed up a "thank you" and looked at me briefly. I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.

The man looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. Shaking my head, I walked back inside the kitchen with my empty tray. Before the second pace, something hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my smashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.

I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card, 'I am deeply indebted to you. The

night of your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought

things back in perspective. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Robin Hood. I shivered. The night of my car accident, I was heading for damaging my dad's car because he refused to give me more pocket money. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture turned my life around and brought faith back into my life.

I unfolded the tip he left. I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling. Robin Hood, you were real.

Which of the events do you think made the writer surprised?

• She met someone who once helped her

• She got a big tip from the man

• She had a car accident

• She prepared a bowl of soup

• She found the man had disappeared

Open Ended

Based on the text, answer briefly!

It's almost midday and it was a quiet day. No one came to drink or have a meal. Suddenly a

portly man stood in front of the terrace with a bow around his neck and a leather water skin

sticking out of his large strong bag. He really did not look like a tourist. He looked uneducated. While I was busy thinking about his appearance, he sat on one of the chairs. He was sipping water from his water skin and he pretended to look at a glossy cruise brochure His scarf masked half of his face. It was about 10 minutes and he hadn't turned a page. I thought I was right about him. He couldn't understand the brochure So I decided to bring him a bowl of clam chowder, he coughed up a "thank you" and looked at me briefly. I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.

The man looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. Shaking my head, I walked back inside the kitchen with my empty tray. Before the second pace, something hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my smashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.

I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card, 'I am deeply indebted to you. The

night of your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought

things back in perspective. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Robin Hood. I shivered. The night of my car accident, I was heading for damaging my dad's car because he refused to give me more pocket money. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture turned my life around and brought faith back into my life.

I unfolded the tip he left. I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling. Robin Hood, you were real.

How would you fell if you were at the same situation as the writer or the myterious man?

Open Ended

Based on the text, answer briefly!

It's almost midday and it was a quiet day. No one came to drink or have a meal. Suddenly a

portly man stood in front of the terrace with a bow around his neck and a leather water skin

sticking out of his large strong bag. He really did not look like a tourist. He looked uneducated. While I was busy thinking about his appearance, he sat on one of the chairs. He was sipping water from his water skin and he pretended to look at a glossy cruise brochure His scarf masked half of his face. It was about 10 minutes and he hadn't turned a page. I thought I was right about him. He couldn't understand the brochure So I decided to bring him a bowl of clam chowder, he coughed up a "thank you" and looked at me briefly. I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.

The man looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. Shaking my head, I walked back inside the kitchen with my empty tray. Before the second pace, something hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my smashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.

I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card, 'I am deeply indebted to you. The

night of your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought

things back in perspective. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Robin Hood. I shivered. The night of my car accident, I was heading for damaging my dad's car because he refused to give me more pocket money. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture turned my life around and brought faith back into my life.

I unfolded the tip he left. I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling. Robin Hood, you were real.

What is the moral value of the story ?

Things to Remember
Language features in Narratives!
- A common noun is a word that names a general person, animal, place or thing, such as books, boys, girls, rooms, computers, months, foxes, lakes, oceans.
- A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or thing. the noun can be recognized easily due to tha capital letter used in the beginning of the name. The noun can be a single word or may consists of more than one word. Example: Sangkuriang, Cinderella, Harry Potter, America, New York, Indonesia.
- Adjectives that tell us about the colour, size and shape of people and things are usually used to describe characters or places in narratives.
- The qualities of people, things and feeling can be revealed by using adjectives such as inspiring, famous and private.
The use verb II as the sign that the story happened in the past time. Example : Saw, went, lived, etc.

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