Narrative Text

What is a narrative text?

• describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps.

• tells a series of events in sequence and connected to each other.

• a text which presents information about something.

• a text that tells you a part of experience.

What are the structures in narrative text?

• Goal, Material or Ingredient, Steps.

• Orientation, Events, Reorientation

• Orientation, Complication, Resolution, Re-orientation

• Identification, Description, Conclusion

Where is the orientation in the narrative text?

• Nothing

• Last paragraph

• In the middle of a paragraph

• First paragraph

Answer explanation

Orientation is the first paragraph of a narrative text usually contains an introduction to the characters and settings involved in the story.

Beginning of the problem of an event or incident will continue into a series of long storylines. What does the definition mean?

What do you know about resolution in narrative text?

Answer explanation

Resolution is the end of the story or the conclusion of the story. This paragraph can be further explanation of the solution.

Does narrative texts always have a reorientation at the end?

• No, doesn't.

• Yes, it does.

Answer explanation

Generally, the sentence in this paragraph will tell the last condition of the character in the story, or it can also contain lesson moral messages that can be taken by readers to be implemented in real life.

However, reorientation is optional and may not be presented in the next.

Why is the story of Sangkuriang and Dayang Sumbi a narrative text?

Answer explanation

Legend is one example of narrative text in the form of ancient folklore. Narrative text legend is a form of writing that tells something fictitious and doesn't really happen according to the facts.

Once upon a time there was a peacock who was very proud of its beautiful looks. Its only disappointment was that it live next to an ugly owl. Every day, peacock come to the owl house would insult the owl on its looks while the owl stayed quiet. 
All the other animals in the forest tried to make the peacock see sense, but it was too swayed by it own good looks. 
One night, it rained heavily and flooded the peacock’s nest. Peacock are homeless and have no food. Peacock come to the owl house ask for food and the owl gave it. Then the owl told peacock to stay.

What is the story about ….

• 1. Two birds in the forest

• 1. A beautiful peacock

• 1. A beautiful peacock and the owl

• 1. Animals in the forest

Once upon a time there was a peacock who was very proud of its beautiful looks. Its only disappointment was that it live next to an ugly owl. Every day, peacock come to the owl house would insult the owl on its looks while the owl stayed quiet. 
All the other animals in the forest tried to make the peacock see sense, but it was too swayed by it own good looks. 
One night, it rained heavily and flooded the peacock’s nest. Peacock are homeless and have no food. Peacock come to the owl house ask for food and the owl gave it. Then the owl told peacock to stay.

From the story, we know the owl was …

• 1. Brave

• 1. Wise

• 1. Patient

• 1. Humble

Once upon a time there was a peacock who was very proud of its beautiful looks. Its only disappointment was that it live next to an ugly owl. Every day, peacock come to the owl house would insult the owl on its looks while the owl stayed quiet. 
All the other animals in the forest tried to make the peacock see sense, but it was too swayed by it own good looks. 
One night, it rained heavily and flooded the peacock’s nest. Peacock are homeless and have no food. Peacock come to the owl house ask for food and the owl gave it. Then the owl told peacock to stay.

The peacock ignored other animals advice to change attitude because …

• 1. Peacock believed it was the prettiest

• 1. Peacock cloud change others to do so

• 1. Peacock thought that is was right

• 1. Peacock didn’t trust other people