narrative text in English material (fabel, legend,myth)

narrative text in English material (fabel, legend,myth)

1. Eunike Tawurutubun, S.Pd., Gr

2. NARRATIVE TEXT

3. What narrative text is? A narrative text is a type of text that tells a story or describes a sequence of events . The purpose of a narrative text is to entertain the reader or listeners CHAPTER III ”LET ME TELL YOU A STORY”

4. Generic Structure (struktur umum) Orientation : sets the scene and introduce the characters Complication : provide problem faced by the characters Resolution : how the problem are resolved, for better or worse Reorientation (optional): concludes the story

5. Language Features Past tense (killed, drunk, etc) Adverb of time (Once upon a time, one day, etc) kata keterangan waktu Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc) Specific character. The character of the story is specific, not general. (Cinderella, Snow White, Alibaba, etc) Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc) Direct speech. It is to make the story lively. (Snow White said,”My name is Snow White). The direct speech uses present tense.

6. Kind of Narrative Text Fairy Tales (dongeng : Bawang putih dan Bawang Merah, Putri Salju, Timun Mas) Fable (Cerita hewan-hewan : Si kancil dan Pak Tani, ) Myth (Mitos : ) Legend (Legenda : Danau Toba, Nama kota Surabaya, Hawang Cave, Air Masil, Gunung Tangkuban Perahu ) Folklore (Cerita Rakyat, Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang ) Mysteries (Misteri Gunung Merapi, Misteri Nyi Roro Kidul, Misteri Gunung Bantul) Personal experience (Pengalaman pribadi) Horror story (Cerita horror, Sundel Bolong, Nene/Kakek Gayung, Suster Ngesot )

7. Cinderella Once upon 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. 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. Fortunately, the good fairly 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.