JOYFUL ENGLISH LEARNING

OF
NARRATIVE TEXT

DESIGNED BY
DRA. FRANSISKA
DWI
MULYANI

INTRODUCTION
Dear teachers,
Welcome to the Joyful English Learning. Joyful
English Learning is specially designed with many
creative materials to help you enhance better
knowledge as well as ideas, vocabularies, and discourse
strategies. These materials are appropriately fitted in
with various texts to deepen your understanding of the
text through activities involving analytical and critical
thinking. In this unit you are going to learn about the
narrative text, analyze the structure genre of the
text, and compose it.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this unit you should be able to:
Understand the features of a narrative
Understand the grammatical features related to
a narrative
Solve the item problems in creative ways
Infer the moral value from the story
Describe events as well as characters
Compose a story
Write personal essay

LEARNING MATERIAL of
NARRATIVE TEXT
THE DEFINITION OF
NARRATIVE
Narrative is a piece of
writing that tells a story.
The story can be imaginary
or based on a real
incident.

The Function of Narrative

Text
to inform and entertain the readers
to tell the story with amusing way

Some genres of literary text

which fit to be classified as the
narrative text. Some of them are:
Folktales, it includes fables,
legend, myth, or realistic tales
Mysteries, fantasy, science or
realistic fiction

Generic Structure of Narrative

1. Orientation: Introducing the
participants and informing the time
and the place
2. Complication: Describing the
rising crises which the participants
have to do with
3. Resolution: Showing the way of
participant to solve the crises,
better or worse

Writing a Personal
Narrative

Purpose and Audience

Personal narratives allow you to share your life with others
and vicariously experience the things that happen around
you. Your job as a writer is to put the reader in the midst of
the action letting him or her live through an experience.
Although a great deal of writing has a thesis, stories are
different. A good story creates a dramatic effect, makes us
laugh, gives us pleasurable fright, and/or gets us on the
edge of our seats.

 Structure
- chronological approach
- flashback sequence
- reflective mode.

METHODE
METHOD
Show, Dont Tell
Let People Talk
Choose a Point of View
Tense
Tone

THE EXAMPLE OF
NARRATIVE

SMART

PARROT

SMART PARROT
(ORIENTATION)
Once upon time, a man had a
wonderful parrot. There was no other
parrot like it. The parrot could say
every word, except one word. The
parrot could not say the name of its
master. The name of its master was
Bambang.

(COMPLICATION)
The man felt excited having the smartest parrot
but he could not understand why the parrot
would not say his name Bambang. The man tried
to teach the bird to say Bambang, however the
bird kept not saying the word.

At the first, the man was very nice to the bird

but then he got very angry. You stupid, idiot
bird! pointed the man to the parrot. Why cant
you say the word? Say Bambang! Or I will kill
you the man said angrily. Although he tried hard
to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the
man got so angry and shouted to the bird over
and over; Say Bambang or Ill kill you. The bird
kept not to say the word of Bambang.

One day, after he had been trying so many

times to make the bird say Bambang, the
man really got very angry. He could not
bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it
into the chicken house. There were four old
chickens for next dinner You are as stupid
as the chickens. Just stay with them Said
the man angrily. Then he continued to
humble; You know, I will cut the chicken
for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will
eat you too, stupid idiot parrot. After that
he left the chicken house.

 (RESOLUTION)
The next day, the man came back to the
chicken house. He opened the door and was
very surprised. He could not believe what
he saw at the chicken house. There were
three death chickens on the floor. At the
moment, the parrot was standing proudly
and screaming at the last old chicken; Say
Bambang or Ill kill you.

TASK 1
Please read and analyze the
generic structure of the narrative
text below (find out and
write the orientation, complication,
and resolution)

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Beauty.
She lived with her father and her sisters in a small
village. Beauty was a beautiful girl. She was also
hard-working. She always helped her father on the
farm.
One day, her father set out for the city. He saw
an old castle and went in. No-one was in but there
was food on the table. Then he walked around the
castle. He picked a rose from garden for Beauty.
Suddenly an angry Beast appeared. He wanted to
kill Beautys father unless Beauty was brought to
him.

Beautys father told her daughters what had

happened. Beautys sisters ordered her to see
the Beast. Beauty went to see the Beast and
had to stay at the castle. She felt scared,
lonely and sad. She tried to run away but was
stopped by the Beast. The Beast treated
Beauty well. Soon, Beauty began to like the
Beast.
One day, through the Beasts magic mirror,
Beauty saw that her father was sick. The
Beast allowed her to go home. Her father was
happy to see her.

One night, Beauty had a dream. A fairly

told her that the Beast was sick.
Beauty hurried back and saw the Beast
dying. She began to cry. Tears fell onto the
Beast. Suddenly, the Beast changed into
handsome prince.
Beauty and the Beast got married and
lived happily ever after.

EVALUATION

Writing Narrative
1.Please write the life cycle of butterfly based on the picture
below. Give the composition a title and follow the format of a
narrative text. ( Please write down at least 150 words

3.

Choose a vivid time from your teaching experiences.

Teaching someone else how to do something can be
rewarding. Think of a skill that youve taught someone else
how to do. Perhaps you taught someone else how to study
more effectively. Think about the events that made up the
process of teaching the skill, and narrate the story for your
readers that they will understand why the event was important
and memorable. ( Please write at least 150 words)

THANKS FOR
YOUR NICE
ATTENTION

HAVE A
VERY
WONDERFUL
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