5. LEARNING PURPOSE:
At the end of learning process, students
can:
Identify the topic, character/characterization
and the generic structure (orientation,
complication and resolution) of narrative text
7. Narrative is a text that tell story in the
past. It is an imagination/fiction story.
This text is purposed to entertain or to amuse
the readers or listeners about the story and we
can find the moral from the story
8. Generic Structure of
Narrative
ORIENTATION introducing the
characters, time and place the story
happened.
COMPLICATION Tells the problems
of the story and how the main characters
solve them.
RESOLUTION Ending of story –the
problem is solved for better or worse
9. Language
Feature of
Narrative
Focus on individualized
participant
Use of past tense
Use of action verb
Use conjunction i.e. and,
then, after that, next, etc.
Use temporal conjunction;
example once upon a time, one
day, a long time ago…
11. Fairy Tales
Has character such as
fairies, goblins, elves,
trolls, dwarves, giants or
gnomes
Evil person
Magical story
Usually happily ever
after
Cinderella
Pinocchio
Timun Mas
12. L e g e n d
Narrative of human actions, traditional and
historicized.
Sometimes know as folktale
Malin Kundang
Sangkurian
g
13. F a b l e
a story about
animals like human
behavior
usually short
teaches lesson
Rabbit
and turtle
Winnie
the pooh
Ice Age
16. Once upon a time, there was a
man who was living in north Sumatra. He
lived in a simple hut in a farming field. He
did some gardening and fishing for his
daily life.
One day, while the man was do
fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his
trap. It was the biggest catch which he
ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish
turned into a beautiful princess. He felt in
love with her and proposed her to be his
wife. She said; "Yes, but you have to
promise not to tell anyone about the
secret that I was once a fish, otherwise
there will be a huge disaster". The man
made the deal and they got married, lived
happily and had a daughter.
The Story of Lake Toba
Temporal
Conjunction
Focus on
Participan
t
Past
Tense
Conjunctio
n
17. Few years later, this daughter would help
bringing lunch to her father out in the fields. One
day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his
father’s lunch. Unfortunately, he found out and
got furious, and shouted; “You daughter of a fish”.
The daughter ran home and asked her mother.
The mother started crying, felt sad that her
husband had broken his promise.
Then she told her daughter to run up the
hills because a huge disaster was about to come.
When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there
was a big earthquake followed by non-stop
pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and
became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again
and the man became the island of Samosir.
Temporal
Conjunction
Conjunctio
n
Past
Tense
18. Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in
north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a farming field.
He did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.
Orientation
While the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden
fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch which he ever had
in his life.
Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and
shouted; “You damned daughter of a fish
The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She
turned into a fish again and the man became the island of
Samosir
Complication
Resolution
Structure Text Analysis
19. Conclusion
Narrative is fiction or imagination
story
The story consist of orientation,
complication and resolution
Use past tense, action verb,
conjunction and temporal
conjunction
Narrative stories include fairy tale,
legend (folktale), legend, myth, etc
