Narrative Text I Ringkasan Materi

Narrative

A Narrative is a piece of writing that tells a story. The Story can be imaginary or based on a real incident. A narrative always deals with some problems which led to the climax and then turn into a solution to the problem.

Communicative purpose
To tell a story about something or someone

To amuse or entertain the readers or listeners

Examples of Narrative Texts

Short stories, folk tales, legends, myths, fables, novels, cartoon strips, picture books

Text Organization

1. Orientation

 sets the scene (Where and when the story happened) and introduces the participants of the story (who and what is involved in the story).

2. Complication

 tells the beginning of the problem which leads to the crisis (Climax) of the main participants

3. Resolution

 Provides solution to the problem either in a happy ending or in a sad (Tragic) Ending.

4. Re-Orientation (optional)

 gives a closing remark to the story. It consists of a moral lesson or advice

Note: Sometimes, a writer puts his judgment on a certain participant or a certain event. This is called evaluation, e.g. There was once a mouse traveling through the forest. He was small but kind-hearted (Evaluation)

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.
 
1. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a) Cinderella lived with her stepsister
b) Cinderella felt happy with her husband
c) Cinderella felt annoyed with her stepsister
d) Cinderella was helped by a fairy to get to the ball
e) Cinderella was helped by her stepsister to do all the housework
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan: Pada Paragaf 1 baris ke-2 disebutkan Cinderella harus mengerjakan sendiri semua pekerjaan rumah, “She had to do all the housework.” Jadi, pernyataan yang tidak  sesuai dengan teks di atas adalah pilihan (e) “Cinderella was helped by her stepsister to do all the housework.”
 
2. The communicative purpose of the text is to ……….
a)  entertain the readers with a fairy tale
b) describe how Cinderella went to the ball
c) persuade the readers to read the story
d) inform the readers about Cinderella’s marriage
e) explain to the readers why Cinderella’s stepsister hated her so much
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan: Teks di atas tergolong teks naratif, sehingga memiliki tujuan untuk menghibur pembaca dengan kisah Cinderella. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah pilihan (a) “to entertain the readers with a fairy tale”.
 
3. “They were very bossy.” (Paragraph 1)
         The word ‘bossy’ means ……
a)furious
b) arrogant
c) sensitive
d) offensive
e) domineering
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan:Kata “bossy” memiliki makna sifat yang suka memerintah, sehingga pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah (e) “Domineering”.
 
4. The type of the text above is a . . . .
a)report
b) recount
c) narrative
d) description
e) news item
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan: Teks di atas tergolong teks naratif dilihat dari organisasi teks yang terdiri dari orientation pada paragaf pertama. Complicationpada paragaf kedua, dan resolution pada paragaf terakhir. Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah (c) “narrative”