NARRATIVE TEXT

Name : Annisa Agnia (5)

Class : XII IPS 1

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Back again with me, Annisa Agnia, on my blog. This time, I will explain about narrative text.

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Read the explanation below about narrative text

Definition Of Narrative Text

A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people.

Purpose Of Narrative Text

The Purpose of narrative text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

Generic Structure Of Narrative Text

1. Orientation : opening paragraph where the character of the story are introduced.

2. Complication : the problems of the story are developed.

3. Resolution : the problems of the story are solved.

3. Coda/Reorientation : lessons from the story.

Language Features Of Narrative Text

1. Using simple past

2. Using adverb of time

3. Using time conjunction

4. Using specific character

5. Using action verbs

6. Using direct speech

Kinds Of Narrative Text

1. Fable -> a fictitious narrative intended to inforce some useful truth or precept, usually animals as character.

2. Legend -> a story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.

3. Fairy Tale -> a simple children's story that usually involves imaginary creatures and magic such as faires, wizards and gobblins.

4. Folktale -> a tale or legend originating and traditional that usually with characteristically anonymous, timeless, and placeless which circulated orally among people.

5. Myth -> a popular belief or traditional story of ostentibly historical events, expecially explaining the early history of a group, of people, or about natural events and fact.

Watch the video below to make you understand more 

This is exercise of narrative text

Narrative Text Part 1

(https://sites.google.com/view/xii-nurhasanahsman27/narrative-text-part-1)

Origin Of The Snail House

In ancient times, the snails did not bring their home anywhere. In the beginning, snails lived in an abandoned bird’s nest in the trees. The night was warm and the day was cool because the leaves shaded the nest where the snails lived. But when the rains came, the leaves could no longer block the rain that fell. Snails caught cold and wet when the rainy season arrived.

Then the snails moved into the holes in the trunks of trees. When the day was hot, the snails were well protected, even if it rained. It looked like that I had found a suitable home for me, the snail said in his heart.

But on a sunny day, there came a woodpecker. Tok..tok … tok … woodpecker kept pecking the trunks where the snails lived. Snails became very distracted and could not sleep. With annoyed heart, snails went out of the hole in the trunk and looked for a place to stay next. Snails found a hole in the ground, which seemed to be warm when the night came, thought snails. Snails cleaned up those holes and decided to stay in it. But it turned out when the night came. The rats came from all directions to damage the hole. Again and again, the snails had to leave the hole to find a new home.

Snails then moved on to the edge of the beach filled with coral reefs. He thought that the sidelines of the corals might be his home. Snails could take a rest peacefully in this place. But when the tide rose up to the top of the rock, snail was swept away along with the surge of the waves. As usual, the snails had to go away to find a new home. When he was walking away from the beach, the snail found an empty shell. This shape was beautiful and very light. Being tired and cold, snails went into the shell. Snails felt warm and comfortable then he slept in it.

When the morning came, snails realized that he had found the best home for himself. He did not need to go home in hurry if it rained. He also would not get heat anymore, and no one would bother him. He then brought it home with him wherever he went.

Video

Narrative Text Part 2

(https://sites.google.com/view/xii-nurhasanahsman27/narrative-text-part-2)

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Here are five questions about narrative text

The following text is for question 1 to 3.

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White.  She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were dead.

One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both wanted 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 that so she decided that it would be best if she ran away.  The next morning she ran away into the woods.  She was very tired and hungry.  Then she saw a little cottage.  She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work.  There they found Snow White sleeping.  Then Snow White woke up.  She saw the dwarfs.

The dwarfs said, “What is your name?”

Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.”

Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story.

The dwarfs said, “If you want, you may live here with us.”

Snow White answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.”

Finally, Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

1. Why Snow White ran away to the woods?

A.  Her parents passed away

B.  Her uncle was angry with her

C.  Her uncle and aunt would go to America

D.  Snow White was happy to run away

E.  Snow White liked playing in the woods.

Answer : C.  Her uncle and aunt would go to America

2. Where did Snow White live after she ran away to the woods?

A.  She lived in the cave

B.  She lived in the lion nest

C.  She lived everywhere in the woods

D.  She lived in the dwarfs’ cottage

E.  She lived on the street

Answer : D.  She lived in the dwarfs’ cottage

3. According to the text, before she ran away into the woods, why did Snow White live with her uncle and aunt?

A.  because she loved them very much

B.  as a result of forcing attitude from them

C.  because her parents were dead

D.  because she were afraid of the dwarfs

E.  because she ran away from a monster

Answer : C.  because her parents were dead

The following text is for question 4 to 5.

Once upon a time there was a wife of a rich man fell sick, and soon she closed her eyes and departed. Everyday, Cinderella went out to her mother’s grave, and wept, and she remained pious and good .When winter came, the snow spread a white sheet over the grave, and by the time the spring sun had drawn it off again, the man had taken another wife. The woman had brought with her into the house two daughters, who were beautiful and fairy of face but vile and black of heart. Since then a bad time for the poor step-child began.

One day the King gave orders for a festival and all the beautiful young girls in the country were invited, in order that his son might choose himself a bride.When the two step-sisters heard that they were to appear among the number, they were delighted, called Cinderella and made to help them grooming, Cinderella obeyed, but wept, because she too would have liked to go with them to dance, and begged her step-mother said” you cannot go with us, you have no clothes and cannot dance.

When the step-mother and her daughters had gone away, Cinderella went to her mother’s grave and cried, Shiver and Quiver, My little tree, silver and gold throw down over me.” Suddenly a bird threw down a magnificent gold and silver dress to her,and were golden too. At the party her step-sister and the step-mother however did not recognize her, and thought she must be a foreign princess, for she looked so beautiful in the golden dress.

4. How did her step-mother treat Cinderella ?

A. she allowed go any where

B. she doesn’t her to allow

C. she allows goes every where

D. she didn’t go any where

E. she didn’t allow her go

Answer : E. she didn’t allow her go

5. Why couldn’t Cinderella go to the festival?

A. she doesn’t dance

B. she has dance

C. she didn’t dance

D. she didn’t have clothes and couldn’t dance

E. she couldn’t dance

Answer : D. she didn’t have clothes and couldn’t dance

This is my explanation regarding narrative text. Hopefully it can be understood and useful for all of us.

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