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What is Narrative Text?
A.
Definition of Narrative
Narrative
is a text focusing specific participants. Its social function is to tell
stories or past events and entertain the readers.
B.
Purpose of Narrative
a. To amuse or entertain
b. To deal with actual/imaginative
experiencess in different ways
C.
Generic Structure of Narrative
a.
Orientation
It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are
introduced.(berisi pengenalan tokoh,
tempat dan waktu terjadinya cerita (siapa atau apa, kapan dan dimana)
b.
Complication
Where the problems in the story developed. (Permasalahan muncul / mulai terjadi dan berkembang)
c.
Resolution
Where the problems in the story is solved. Masalah selesai, --- secara baik "happy
ending" ataupun buruk "bad ending".
NB :
Kadangkala susunan (generic structure) narrative text bisa berisi: Orientation, Complication, Evaluation,
Resolution dan Reorientation. Meski “Evaluation” dan “Reorientation” merupakan optional; bisa
ditambahkan dan bisa tidak. Evaluation
berisi penilaian/evaluasi terhadap jalannya cerita atau konflik. Sedangkan Reorientation berisi penyimpulan isi
akhir cerita.
Jika sudah mahir membuat cerita narrative, susunannya bisa diubah-ubah kok, yang terpenting bagian-bagian di atas masih tetap ada dalam tulisan narrative sobat.
Jika sudah mahir membuat cerita narrative, susunannya bisa diubah-ubah kok, yang terpenting bagian-bagian di atas masih tetap ada dalam tulisan narrative sobat.
D.
Language Features of Narrative
a.
Focus
on specific and individualized participants
b.
The
use of material process (action verbs)
c.
The
use of temporal conjunction and circumstances
d.
The
use of Past Tense
e.
The
use of some behavioral and verbal processes
f.
The
use of relational and mental processes
E. Related
Post
a. Kinds of Narrative “Jenis/Macam Narrative
text”
b. Narrative Text : The Bear and The Rabbit
c. Contoh lain Text Narrative : Timun Mas
d. Contoh lain Text Narrative : The Story of Johan
e. Contoh lain Text Narrative : Let Me Love You
F. Example of Narrative Text
Narrative Analysis on
"Malin Kundang" Story
The
Myth of Malin Kundang
A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single parent because Malin Kundang's father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother.
Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in the town.
One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant's ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The merchant was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone.
Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here”.
An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of being lonely after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her "Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!" After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would leave the old mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and angriness.
Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn't apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail.
In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly, he turned into a stone.
Narrative Analysis on
Generic Structure
Many believe that a story can teach a society certain
moral value. Most stories are build in narrative. Because it is a narrative
story, it must consists of complication. That complication, in fact, is the
moral value which like to be taught.
1. Orientation
the first paragraph is set to be the story
introduction. Reading the orientation, reader will know that the story is
characterized with Malin Kundang and his mother. Wes Sumatra is set as the
place.
2. Complication
this is the main element of narrative story. From the
Malin Kundang myth, we know that there are more than one complication. Many
stories are composed with multi complications. They are minor complication and
major complication. When Malin Kundang and her mother did life hard, it can be
the minor complication. this hard life in the first time was solved by his
successfultrading as new merchant. However this narrative sotry is more
interesting when we see the major complication among the participants- Malin
Kundang denied his mother after being successful merchant. In every story,
complication must be ended; happy ending or sad one
3. Resolution
this is the end of the story, the sad ending one.
Malin Kundang faces his curse of turning into a stone.
Comment in the teaching
learning process with Miss Wahyu :
I think it's
a typical Miss Wahyu a very nice teacher,
when teaching English, he spoke eloquently and
always makes the atmosphere becomes
not boring.
well,,
though I sometimes do not understand what it means ..
hehehe
well,,
though I sometimes do not understand what it means ..
hehehe
