Narrative Text Material

1.        Definition of narative text

Narrative text is a text that have meaningful sequence of events told in words. There are many kinds of narrative text such as fiction, tales, folktale, fable, and legenda. The function of narrative text is to entertain the reader/ listener.

2.        Social function            : to entertain the reader

3.        The Generic Structure

a. Orientation (beginning or introduction)

    This part is consisted of introduce main characters, setting, and time.

b. Complication (middle)

    The problem in the story developed

c.  Resolution

    The problem is solved

d. Reorientation (ending)

    This part is the ending of the story. (happy ending or sad ending).

4. Language Features

a. Using of simple past tense

b. The first person (I, we) or the third person (he, she, they).

c. Using time conjuction : once upon a time, one day, in far far away.