First Grade of The Vocational High School N A R R A T I V E
Narrative Text an imaginative story to entertain people.
KINDS OF NARRATIVE TEXT Personal experience Fairy stories Fables Legends Myth Romance Mysteries Science fiction Horror stories Adventure stories Historical narratives Slice of life
5 Things should be stated in Narrative Text are: 1. Orientation 2. Complication 3. Resolution 4. Coda/re-orientation (optional)
The Mouse Deer and The Elephant One day, there was a mouse deer. He was trapped in a hole that had been made by a group of hunters. The mouse deer screamed for help but no one heard him. It was hopeless for him to escape from the trap. He waited and waited and finally an elephant came. He was happy and asked for help but the elephant was not smart enough to help him. The elephant did not know how to do. In the end, the mouse deer got a bright idea. He said to the elephant, “Come down here! Come down to this hole so you can help me get out!” Foolishly The elephant agreed and followed the mouse deer’s order. The elephant jumped down to the hole. Of course the mouse deer quickly hopped on the elephant’s body and then hopped out of the hole. He was free and leaving the elephant trapped in the hole in turn . Orientation Complication Resolution
Looking For a Bride There was once a young shepherd who wanted very much to marry one of triplets sisters who were all equally pretty. He found that it was difficult for him to make a choice, and he could not decide to choose any one of them. Then he asked his mother for advice, and she said: “invite all of them, and set some cheese before them, and watch the way they eat the cheese.” One day, the man did what his mom advised. The first girl of the triplets swallowed the cheese with the rind on. The second girl hastily cut the rind off the cheese, but she cut it so quickly that she left much good cheese with it and threw that away also. The third girl peeled the rind off carefully, and cut neither too much nor too little. The shepherd told all these facts to his mother. Considering the facts, his mom advised to choose the third of the triplets as his wife. The man did what his mom advised and lived happily with her.
Looking For a Bride There was once a young shepherd who wanted very much to marry one of triplets sisters who were all equally pretty. He found that it was difficult for him to make a choice, and he could not decide to choose any one of them. Then he asked his mother for advice, and she said: “invite all of them, and set some cheese before them, and watch the way they eat the cheese.” One day, the man did what his mom advised. The first girl of the triplets swallowed the cheese with the rind on. The second girl hastily cut the rind off the cheese, but she cut it so quickly that she left much good cheese with it and threw that away also. The third girl peeled the rind off carefully, and cut neither too much nor too little. The shepherd told all these facts to his mother. Considering the facts, his mom advised to choose the third of the triplets as his wife. The man did what his mom advised and lived happily with her. Orientation Complication Resolution
The Characteristics of Narrative Text Past Tense Adverb of time (Once upon a time, one day) Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly) Special character Action verb Direct speech (He said, “……..”)
10 The Mouse Deer and The Elephant One day, there was a mouse deer . He was trapped in a hole that had been made by a group of hunters. The mouse deer screamed for help but no one heard him. It was hopeless for him to escape from the trap. He waited and waited and finally an elephant came . He was happy and asked for help but the elephant was not smart enough to help him. The elephant did not know how to do. In the end , the mouse deer got a bright idea. He said to the elephant, “Come down here! Come down to this hole so you can help me get out!” Foolishly The elephant agreed and followed the mouse deer’s order. The elephant jumped down to the hole. Of course the mouse deer quickly hopped on the elephant’s body and then hopped out of the hole. He was free and leaving the elephant trapped in the hole in turn . Past Tense Adverb of time Time conjunction Special character Action Verb Direct Speech
Looking For a Bride There was once a young shepherd who wanted very much to marry one of triplets sisters who were all equally pretty. He found that it was difficult for him to make a choice, and he could not decide to choose any one of them. Then he asked his mother for advice, and she said: “invite all of them, and set some cheese before them, and watch the way they eat the cheese.” One day, the man did what his mom advised. The first girl of the triplets swallowed the cheese with the rind on. The second girl hastily cut the rind off the cheese, but she cut it so quickly that she left much good cheese with it and threw that away also. The third girl peeled the rind off carefully, and cut neither too much nor too little. The shepherd told all these facts to his mother. Considering the facts, his mom advised to choose the third of the triplets as his wife. The man did what his mom advised and lived happily with her.
12 Looking For a Bride There was once a young shepherd who wanted very much to marry one of triplets sisters who were all equally pretty. He found that it was difficult for him to make a choice, and he could not decide to choose any one of them. Then he asked his mother for advice, and she said: “invite all of them, and set some cheese before them, and watch the way they eat the cheese.” One day , the man did what his mom advised. The first girl of the triplets swallowed the cheese with the rind on. The second girl hastily cut the rind off the cheese, but she cut it so quickly that she left much good cheese with it and threw that away also. The third girl peeled the rind off carefully, and cut neither too much nor too little. The shepherd told all these facts to his mother. Considering the facts, his mom advised to choose the third of the triplets as his wife. The man did what his mom advised and lived happily with her. Past Tense Adverb of time Time conjunction Special character Action Verb Direct Speech
Text Main idea Detail Information Contextual meaning Reference Topic
Topic What is the text about
Main Idea The writer’s message about the topic
Main idea On the first sentence In the middle On the last sentence Tells the content of the paragraph
Cinderella Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella. She lived with her stepsister & stepmother. They were very bossy. She had to do all the housework. One day, an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsister did not let her go, so Cinderella was very sad. The stepsister went to the ball without her. Fortunately, the fairy godmother came and helped her to get to the ball. At the ball, Cinderella danced with the prince, who fell in love with her, then later he married her. They lived happily ever after.
What does paragraph first tell us about? the first paragraph tells us about the characters of the story, time, and place of the story.
Detail Information The implicit and explicit information of paragraph
Cinderella Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella. She lived with her stepsister & stepmother. They were very bossy. She had to do all the housework. One day, an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsister did not let her go, so Cinderella was very sad. The stepsister went to the ball without her. Fortunately, the fairy godmother came and helped her to get to the ball. At the ball, Cinderella danced with the prince, who fell in love with her, then later he married her. They lived happily ever after.
Explicit Information Based on the messenger from the kingdom, what seems to be the main purpose of the royal ball? The main purpose is to help the Prince to choose a wife
Contextual Meaning Synonym or antonym of certain words
“They were very bossy”. The word “bossy” means … Word Meaning Bossy Domineering
Reference A relation between objects to connect to another object, usually use pronouns
REPORTED SPEECH No QUOTED SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. He said, “ I watch TV every day” Riki said, “ I watched TV” Mely said, “ I am watching TV” Bob said, “ I will watch TV” Barbara said, “ I can watch TV” Nancy & Jack said, “ we may watch TV” He said, “ I must watch TV” Mother said, “ Turn on this TV” Father said, “ Do you watch TV?” Jeny said, “ Where is my TV? ” He said, “ Are they enjoy?” Jeck said, “ Don’t buy this TV!” He said that he watched TV every day Riki said that he had watched TV Mely said that she was watching TV Bob said that he would watch TV Barbara said that she could watch TV Nancy & Jack said that they might watch TV He said that he had to watch TV Mother told me to turn on that TV Father asked if I watched TV Jenny asked where her TV was He asked if they were enjoy Jeck told me not to buy that TV
EVALUATION Put the following direct sentences into reported speech Issumboshi said to the princess, “I’ll stay in your pocket and guard you from all harm” The lord said, “I’ll employ you” Issumboshi told the princess, “I’ll defend you upon my life” The demond said, “This magic hammer will grant you a wish” The demon said to Issumboshi , “I give the magic hammer to you” John said, “I am feeling ill” Bob told me, “Dan works very hard” Riana said, “I don’t any brothers or sisters” Fadhil told me, “Sarah has a very well-paid job” Tika said, “I don’t like fish” The manager said to Santi , “I’ll employ you” The teacher told the students, “You have to collect the assignment on November 10” Rudi said, “My mother is leaving for Jakarta soon” Sasha told Imam, “You need to plan the program carefully’ Narti said, “The school is organizing a trip for the students of year 10 only”
ANSWER KEY Issumboshi said to the princess that he would stay in her pocket and guard her from all harm The lord said that he would employ him Issumboshi told the princess that he would defend her upon his life The demond said that that magic hammer would grant him a wish The demon said to Issumboshi that he give the magic hammer to him John said that he was feeling ill Bob told me that Dan worked very hard Riana said that she didn’t have any brothers or sisters Fadhil told me that Sarah had a very well-paid job Tika said that she didn’t like fish” The manager said to Santi that he would employ her The teacher told the students that they had to collect the assignment on November 10 Rudi said that his mother was leaving for Jakarta soon Sasha told Imam that he needed to plan the program carefully Narti said that the school was organizing a trip for the students of year 10 only