Narrative is kind of text thats used

to entertain and amuse the

readers. It is a fiction text.

Kinds :
1. Folktales
(dongeng)
2. Fable
(dongeng
binatang)
3. Fairytales
4. Legend
5. Myth

Generic
structure (steps)
:
a. Orientation
b. Complication
c. Climax
d. Resolution
(conclusion)
e. Reorientation

optional
(moral value)

Language Features:
-The use of action
verbs
-The use of adverbs,
adjective, and noun
phrase
-The use of past
forms
-The
use
of
conjunctions
-The use of reported
speech
-The use of passive

Definition of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a text which contains about story (fiction/non
fiction/tales/folktales/fables/myths/epic) and its plot consists of climax of
the story (complication) then followed by the resolution.
A narrative text is a text amuse, entertain and deal with actual or vicarious
experience in different ways. Narrative deal with problematic events which lead
to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds a resolution.
The narrative text short story is telling of a story or an account of a sequence
of events. One of the four traditional forms of composition (along with
description, exposition, and persuasion). Narration differs from exposition,
which can also relate a sequence of events, in that narration need not be factual
and may be written from the perspective of a character in the text.

Generic Structure:
1. The generic sctucture of a narrative text:
1. Orientation: Sets the scene and introduces the participants.
2. Complication: A crisis arises
3. Resolution: The crisis is resolved, for the better or for worse.
4. Re-orientation: Optinal
5. Evaluation: A stepping back to evaluate the plight
NOTE:
Terkadang juga susunannya (generic structure): Orientation, Complication,
Evaluation, Resolution dan Reorientation. Untuk Evaluation dan Reorientation
merupakan optional; bisa ada bisa tidak. Evaluation berisi penilaian/evaluasi
terhadap jalannya cerita atau konflik. Sedangkan Reorientation berisi penyimpulan
isi akhir cerita.
2. Grammatical features menggunakan tenses past
3. Sering menggunakan kata penghubung waktu (temporal conjunction),
misalnya: once upon a time, one day, long time ago,

NARRATIVE TEXT I
Flower On The Cliff Edge
Amelias house was a quiet place. It was a hilly village. The garden of her house was
very beautiful. Flowers with various colors grew there. Amelia grew some roses.
Shes a nature lover.
One day Amelia closed her book. She felt tired after studying hard. She stood by
the window. She could see the mountain from there. It was a beautiful bluish green.
How beautiful. How wonderful it would be if I could reach the top of that mountain
without climbing.
If you want to fly up there, follow me, said a soft voices. Amelia was surprised.
Who are you? Why did you come in without permission?
My names Yuli. My home is a bit far from here. I want to be your friend, Amelia,
said the girl.
You know my name, said Amelia.
I often hear your mother calling you, Yuli answered. She reached out her hand to
Amelia. Amelia shock Yulis hand.
Why is your hand so could? Are you ill?Asked Amelia, worried.
I havent been to school for few days, said Yuli.
If you were sick, why arent you in bed now? asked Amelia.
The fresh air will make me better, Amelia, said Yuli. Yuli pulled Amelias hand. She
wanted Amelia to follow her.

Oh, no. I cannot go now. I must do my homework.

Okay. How about tomorrow? asked Yuli.
Yes, you are welcome to come back tomorrow. My mom will make some delicious
cakes for me. You must taste some Yuli. Said Amelia.
Thanks Amelia. You are so kind. Yuli waved to Amelia and then she was gone.
Amelias mother was puzzled to see her daughter talking alone.
Who were you talking to Amelia? her mother asked her.
Oh, I was talking to Yuli, my new friend, answered Amelia.
But I didnt see anybody, said Amelias puzzled mother.
This wasnt my fantasy, mom. Yuli is my real friend. Her house is a bit far from
here.
Shell come again tomorrow. I had promised to give her the cake you make, told
Amelia.
You are a little bit strangle, thought Amelias mother, shaking her head again.
The next day, the sun shone brightly. It was just seven in the morning when Amelia
looked outside the window and saw Yuli behind the fence.
Oh, you are here. But why do you look sad? asked Amelia. Yuli didnt speak. There
were tears in her eyes, falling down her cheeks

EXERCISES
1) Where did the story take place?
a) In a quiet place
b) In a hilly village
c) In a garden
d) In a house
2) What did Amelia want to do someday?
a) To play with her new friend
b) To reach the top of the mountain
c) To fly up the top of the mountain
d) To introduce her friend to her mother
3) My mom will make some delicious cakes The underlined word has the same
meaning as
a) bad smell
b) bitter taste
c) pleasant flavor
d) unpleasant smell

4) What is the purpose of the text above?

a) To tell us how to write a story
b) To describe the place in the story
c) To inform what happened in the past
d) To entertain the readers
5) How many characters are there in the story above?
a) one
b) two
c) Three
d) four

TEXT II
Three Sheiks and Queen of Arabia
Maura, who liked to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of
Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced
to just three sheiks, all equally young and handsome, rich and strong. It was very
hard to decide who would be the best of them.
One evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks, as
they were about to have dinner, and asked them for something to eat.
The first gave her some leftover food; the second gave her some unappetizing
camel's tail; the third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most
tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheiks' camp.
The following day the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She
ordered her servants to give each one exactly what they had given her the evening
before.
Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two
could not share it with him, and this act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was
the man for her.
"Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you," she announced her choice
to the sheiks." So it is Hakim I will marry."

EXERCISES
1. What does the story teach us ?
A. If we want to give something to other people, we shall give the best.
B. Do not be cowards.
C. Be the cowards.
D. As a beggar.
E. Dont be lazy.
2. The three sheiks were not ........
A. rich
B. young
C. strong
D. gloomy
E. handsome
3. Which statement is TRUE about the queen ........
A. The queen was the most powerful queen in Africa.
B. The queen was very proud of her beauty and riches.
C. The queen herself served the sheiks with delicious food.
D. The queen was very careful in deciding whom she would mary.
E. The queen was very satisfied with the food given by the sheiks.

4. The Queen ordered her servants to give the sheiks the same kind of food she
got from the evening before because ........
A. she wanted to entertain her guests
B. she wanted to test the sheiks's taste
C. she wanted to see the sheiks's reactions
D. she wanted to make a joke of the sheiks
E. she wanted to repay the sheik's kindness
5. The main idea of paragraph six is ........
A. Hakim was an unselfish person.
B. Hakim was served with succulent meat.
C. Hakim was satisfied with the food served.
D. Hakim wanted to share the food with the sheiks.
E. Hakim had made the queen find the resolution of her problem.