NARRATIVE TEXT

Learning Activity: Legend

Nur Maria Ulfah, S.Pd.

SMA NEGERI 2 MAKASSAR

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 Learning Material

School : SMA Negeri 2 Makassar

Subject : English
Topic : Narrative text (Legend)
Class / Semester : X/2
Time Allocation : 2 x 45 minutes

Kompetensi Dasar (KD) Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi (IPK)

3.8 Membedakan fungsi sosial,
struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan beberapa teks naratif
lisan dan tulis dengan memberi
dan meminta informasi terkait
legenda rakyat, sederhana, sesuai
dengan konteks penggunaannya.
3.8.4 Menentukan fungsi sosial dan informasi
tertentu dari teks naratif lisan dan tulis
sederhana tentang legenda rakyat sesuai
konteks penggunaannya.
3.8.5 Menganalisis struktur teks dan unsur
kebahasaan dari teks naratif lisan dan tulis
sederhana tentang legenda rakyat sesuai
konteks penggunaannya.

4.8 Menangkap makna secara 4.8.3 Menyajikan sebuah cerita legenda rakyat
kontekstual terkait fungsi social, secara lisan
struktur teks , dan unsur
kebahasaan narrative text lisan
dan tulis sederhana terkait legenda
rakyat

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 Introduction
What is Narrative Text?
A Narrative is a piece of text which tells a story to amuse and entertain the reader or
listener. Narrative deals with problematic events and complications which lead to a crisis and
ends in a resolution.

There are many types of narrative. They can be imaginary, factual or a combination of both.
The types are:
1. Fairy tale is a children story that often involving magic and legendary deeds. The
features of fairy tales are fanciful and it has wondrous characters.
2. Romance is a story which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love
between two people, and usually has an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.
3. Mystery is fiction story where the nature of an event usually a murder or other crime.
The mystery remains mysterious until the end of the story often within a closed circle of
suspect.
4. Folktale is a popular story that was passed on in spoken form, from one generation to
the next. The author usually unknown and there are often many versions of the tale.
5. Myth is a story based on tradition which has a deep symbolic meaning. A myth conveys
a truth to those who tell it and hear it, rather that necessarily recording a true event.
6. Legend is a semi-true story which has been passed on from person to person and has
important meaning or symbolism for the culture in which it originates.

Look at the picture below!

Who doesn’t know the story of Malin Kundang?

What kind of narrative text is
it? Yes, it is a Legend.

Short Description
In this learning activity, you will
Source: Pinterest.com
learn about Legend. This is a story

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about human, events or actions that has not been proved nor documented in real history.
Legends are told as if they are real events and were believed to be historical accounts.

Legend is one of genres or types in narrative that may demonstrate human values, and possess
certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Identify the social functions, structure of the
texts, and the language features of the text.
Relevance

In this learning activity, you will observe a kind of narrative text, namely legend. You will also
learn how to write a good legend. To begin with, you are supposed to see some example of
legend. You have to analyze the generic structure, the language
Learning Guide
feature, as well as the grammar used in this kind of the text. You
have to know that the main function of this text to create your own-
created legend.

Main Section

In this learning activity 3 you will learn the following

competencies:
Learning Outcomes
a. Attitude
1) To strengthen the students’ faith in God after dealing
with religious facts in the legend.
2) To awaken national consciousness after dealing with the historical background.
3) To make any differences between the good and bad character in the legend and the
moral values of the legend.
4) To develop capacities such as empathy and understanding, emotional and social
regulation.

b. Knowledge

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 1) To differentiate social functions, text structure, and linguistic elements of several
oral and written narrative texts by providing and asking for information related to
legend in accordance with the context in which they are used.
2) To understand that sometimes, legend is a written or spoken narrative that could
realistically have happened. They may include miracles that can be believed or not.
3) To understand how many characters involved in the story. The legend might reveal
character in several ways, such as physical appearance, what they say, think, feel and
dream, what they do or do not do, what others say about him/her, and how others
react to him/her.
4) To obtain a number of legend with contextually different social functions, text
structures, and lexico-grammatical features.

c. Skills
1) To write a legend based on the story that they ever heard or read or watched.
2) To identify and explore the structure and language features of the legend.
3) To independently write a legend using appropriate text structure language and
features.
4) To deliver story and perform (drama) of a legend fluently.

Learning Material and Learning Activities a. Social Function of Legend

The social function of
legend is to entertain or to amuse the readers or the viewers about interesting story.
b. Characteristics of Legend
1) A legend is a set in specific place or time and often includes beliefs and ideas of a
culture.
2) A legend possibly based on true events but the details are changed as people forget
the exact details and tend to overdramatize it.
3) Usually there is some historical truth at the hearth of every legend.
4) The narration includes supernatural, magical or fantastic facts, which are the ones
that allow doubt to the most skeptical and those who at the same time give the tint of
hero city to the characters.

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c. Generic Structure of Legend
1) Orientation
This is the introduction of the text. In this part tells about who is involved in the
story, when and where it happened.
2) Complication
This is the sets of chain of events that influences what will happen in the story. In
this part, the problem or conflict happened.
3) Resolution
In this part, the characters finally solved the problem.
4) Re-orientation
It tells the conclusion of the story.
5) Coda (an optional step)
It provides a comment or moral based on what has been learned from the story.

d. Grammar and language features

1) Using Past Tense
Past tense refers to what happened in the past.
Example: Her father was King Munding Wangi.
Dewi Mutiara wanted her son to become a king
2) Adverb of time
Adverb of time tells us when an action happened, but also for how long and how
often.
Example: Once upon a time, a long time ago, one day, etc.
3) Time conjunction
Time conjunction is a word used to connect words together.
Example: when, then, suddenly, etc.
4) Direct speech.
Direct speak a sentence in which the exact words spoken. It is to make the story
lively.
Example: She said, “I want her to have skin disease, her beautiful body must be
covered with ulcers and abscesses. If you can fulfill my request, I will reward you
with the present you have never thought of before”.

e. Example of Legend
The Legend of Nyi Roro Kidul

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 Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Dewi Kadita. Because
of her beauty she was called Dewi Srengenge which means “the beautiful sun”. Her
father was King Munding Wangi. Although he had a beautiful daughter, he always
unhappy because he didn’t have a son as his heir. The king decided to marry Dewi
Mutiara, and he had a son from her. He was very happy.
Introduction
Dewi Mutiara wanted her son to become a king in the future so she asked the
king to send away Dewi Kadita. The king disagreed and he told Dewi Mutiara that he
wouldn’t allow anybody to harm or do cruel things to Dewi Kadita. Dewi Mutiara
smiled and tried to calm the king. However, she didn’t give up her wicked plan.
Early in the morning, before the sun rose, Dewi Mutiara sent her maid to call a
black magician. She asked the black magician to curse Dewi Kadita. She said, “I want
her to have skin disease, her beautiful body must be covered with ulcers and
abscesses. If you can fulfill my request, I will reward you with the present you have
never thought of before”. The black magician agreed and did what Dewi Mutiara
requested.
On the following day, Dewi Kadita was shocked to find ulcers and abscesses
all over her body. Her body produced a terrible smell too. The beautiful princess cried
and did not know what to do. When The King heard about it, he was heartbroken. He Complication
invited many physicians to cure her daughter’s illness, but nobody could cure her
illness. After several attemps, the king realized that Dewi Kadita’s had been cursed.
The king was hopeless when Dewi Mutiara forced him to send away Dewi Kadita. She
said, “Your daughter will bring bad luck to the whole kingdom”. Finally, the King
agreed to ask his daughter to leave the palace in despair, as he didn’t want all people
to spread gossip about Dewi Kadita.
The poor princess left the palace alone, and she didn’t know where to go. She
could not cry anymore as her tears had dried. Dewi Kadita had a noble heart, and she
did not have a grudge against her stepmother. She kept on walking and prayed to God
that she could overcome this hardship. She had walked for seven days before she
reached the South Ocean. She looked at the clean and clear ocean. She jumped into the
water and swam. Miraculously, she felt the water wash away her skin disease. She
quickly recovered from the ulcers and abscesses. She regained her pleasant body odor
and beautiful skin. She even became more beautiful and had power to control the Resolution
South Ocean and all the creatures in it. She became a fairy called Nyi Roro Kidul or
The Queen of South Ocean.
Source: English Elevator International Student’s Book

Re-orientation

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 Remedial Material

The Legend of Crying Stone

In a small village, a girl lives with her mother. The girl is very beautiful. Every day she
puts make-up and wears her best clothes. She doesn't like to help her mother work in a field.
The girl is very lazy.

One day, the mother asks the girl to accompany her to go to the market to buy some
food. At first the girl refuses, but the mother persuades her by saying they are going to buy new
clothes. The girl finally agrees. But she asks her mother to walk behind her. She doesn't want to
walk side by side with her mother.

Although her mother is very sad, she agrees to walk behind her daughter. On the way to
the market, everybody admires the girl's beauty. They are also curious. Behind the beautiful
girl, there is an old woman with a simple dress. The girl and her mother look very different!

"Hello, pretty lady. Who is the woman behind you?" asks them.

“She is my servant,” answers the girl.

The mother is very sad, but she doesn't say anything. The girl and the mother meet other
people.

"Hello, beauty. Who is the woman behind you?" asks them again.

Again the girl answers that her mother is her servant.

She always says that her mother is her servant every time they meet people. At last, the
mother cannot hold the pain anymore.

She prays to God to punish her daughter. God answers her prayer. Slowly, the girl's leg
turns into stone. The process continues to the upper part of the girl's body. The girl is very
panicky.

"Mother, please forgive me!" she cries and ask her mother to forgive her.

But it's too late. Her whole body finally becomes a big stone. Until now people still can
see tears falling down the stone. People then call it the crying stone or in Indonesian means
Batu menangis.

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 Pengayaan Material

Legend of Timun Mas

Long time ago, there lived a couple near the jungle. They were farmers. They were
diligent farmers and they always worked hard in the paddy fields. They had been married for
many years but they hadn’t had a child yet. Every day they prayed and prayed for a child.
Once, the husband of the couple died. The woman was sad because her husband had passed
away, but she continued praying for having a child. She was mbok Sirni. Every day, she still
prayed so God would give her a child.

One night, when she was praying, a giant passed her house and heard her pray. He
then met her. “I can give you a baby on one condition,” the giant said to Mbok Sirni, “You
must promise to give the child back to me when she is teenagers old.” Mbok Sirni was so
happy; she did not think about the risk of losing the child later and agreed to take the giant’s
offer. The giant then gave her a bunch of cucumber seeds. “Plant it around your house.” The
giant then left without saying anything else.

In the morning, Mbok Sirni planted the seeds. The seeds grew within mere days,
and blossomed plentifully. No longer after that, a big golden cucumber grew from plants.
Carefully, Mbok Sirni plucked the golden cucumber and carried it home. With caution and
care, she sliced the cucumber. She was very surprised to see a beautiful baby girl inside the
cucumber. “Oh my God, is it real? She is very cute, very beautiful, the giant keeps his promise.
Thank you the giant, Thank you God”. She then named the baby Timun Mas (it means
Golden Cucumber).

Years passed by and Timun Mas had grown to become a lovely and beautiful little
girl. She was also smart and kind. Mbok Sirni loved her very much. But she kept thinking
about the time the giant would take Timun Mas away from her. One night, Mbok Sirni had a
dream. In order to save Timun Mas from the giant, she had to meet the holy man who lived in
Mount Gundul. The next morning, Mbok Sirni took leave of Timun Mas to go to Mount
Gundul. The holy man then gave her four little bags, each one containing cucumber seeds,
needles, salt, and shrimp paste. “Here for you Mbok sirni, Sometime Timun Mas can use these
to protect herself,” said the holy man to Mbok Sirni.

A few days later, the giant came to see Mbok Sirni about her promise. “Mbok Sirni..
Mbok Sirni.. Mbok Sirni, where are you? I will take your daughter..! Where is Timun Mas?”
shouted the giant.

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 “My daughter, take these bag with you. It can save you from the giant. Now, run
through the back door,” said Mbok Sirni in hurried. But the giant saw Timun Mas running to
the woods.

The giant was angry. Starved and enraged, he rushed toward Timun Mas. Mbok
Sirni tried to stop him, but the giant was unstoppable.

Ho..ho..ho,Little Girl you think you can run away from me. No way !..Come on…I
shall get you. Shouted the giant.

The giant was getting closer and closer. Know this situation, Timun Mas opened the
first bag she had got from Mbok Sirni. Inside the bag there were cucumber seeds. She threw the
seeds, and instantly they grew into large cucumber field. But the giant ate them all, giving him
more strength. As the giant was getting close, Timun Mas took the second bag with needles
inside and spilled the content behind her. The needles directly turned into bamboo trees, sharp
and thorny. The giant’s body was scratched and bled. “Aaargh, I’ll get you, Timun Mas!”
shouted the giant as he tried to get himself out from the bamboo field. He made it and still
chasing Timun Mas.

Timun Mas then reached the third bag and spilled the salt inside. The ground which
the salt touched turned into a deep sea. The giant almost drown and had to swim to cross the
sea. After some time, he managed to get out from the water. Timun Mas saw the giant coming,
so she reached for the last bag. She took the shrimp paste and threw it. The shrimp paste
became a big swamp of boiling mud. The giant was trapped in the middle of the swamp. The
mud slowly but surely drowned him. Helpless, he roared out, “Help! Heeeeelp…!
Heeeeeeeeelp…..!” Then the giant drown and died. Timun Mas then immediately went home.

Since then, and Mbok Sirni finally lived happily ever after.

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