Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
by Fatwa Tama
Outline
01. Definition
02. Social Function
03. Generic Structure
04. Language Features
05. Types of Narrative text
06. How to Teach
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Definition
Definition
N arrative text is a story in written form. Either
something real or something imaginary
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Social Function
Social Function
To amuse, entertain, and to deal with actual or
vicarous experience in different ways.
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Generic Structure
Generic Structure
1. Orientation
S ets the scene: where and when the story happened and introduces the
participants of the story: who and what is involved in the story.
Example : One day, a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who
was a conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. “W hy, I know at least a
hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs,” she said. “I
know only one trick to get away from dogs,” said the cat. “Y ou should teach me
some of yours!”. “W ell, maybe someday, when I have the time, I may teach you
a few of the simpler ones”, replied the fox airily.
Generic Structure
2. Complication
Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax)
of the main participants.
Example : Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the
distance. The barking grew louder and louder – the dogs were coming
in their direction! At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed
into its branches, well out of reach of any dog. “This is the trick I told
you about, the only one I know”, said the cat. “W hich one of your
hundred tricks are you going to use? ”.
Generic Structure
3. Resolution
Example : The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she
should use. B efore she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They
fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.
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Language Features
Language Features
Adverb of time
Example : One day, a cat and
a fox were having a
Past tense conversation. Time conjunction
a story about animal a story of trust that types of narrative stories that are
which behave like has long existed in related to the occult fictitious or
human the community. imaginary
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How to Teach Narrative Text to
Students
How to Teach Narrative Text
Ask students to list G ive students examples Ask students to identify G ive simple past tense
folktales or legends they of simple narrative texts simple past tense questions as training
have read. sentences in the story material to strengthen
their understanding
Ask students to draft a Ask students to arrange Have students exchange Ask students to provide
story. 3 paragraphs in worksheets and ask written feedback /
sequence each student to continue comments on stories
the story that their friend made by their friends.
made
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