Narrative Text

is a piece of text which

contains a story written having
series of connected events
where the social function is to
entertain or amuse the reader
or listener.
Generic Structure of Narrative Text

a. Orientation
It is about the opening paragraph where the
characters of the story are introduced.
b. Complication
Where the problems in the story developed.
c. Resolution
Where the problems in the story is solved.
d. Coda / reorientation (optional)
lesson from the story
 ORIENTATION

COMPLICATION

RESOLUTION

REORIENTATION
provides assessment
/evaluation of the
course of the story or
conflict
EVALUATION
contains content
inference ending.
Language features of Narrative text :
Description of characters and places using:
Adjectives- to describe heavy, frosty, transparent,
nouns grumpy
Adverbs – to describe verbs quickly, secretly, quietly,
energetically, suddenly
Similes – to compare one as bright as the moon, the kiss
thing with another using like felt like a butterfly’s wings against
or as her cheek
Time words /Adverb of time Once upon a time, long ago,
then, last week, one day
Verbs- indicating actions in hid, ate, ran, whispered, looked
the story –
Direct speech-uses present Snow White said, “My name
tense/ makes the story lively is Snow White”.

Specific character- character Cinderella, Snow White,

of the story is specific, not Alibaba, etc
general.
Time conjunction when, then, suddenly, etc.

Past tense killed, drunk, etc.

 SNOW
Once upon a time there
lived a little girl named Snow
White. She lived with her Aunt
and Uncle because her
parents were dead.
(Orientation)
One day she heard her Uncle
and Aunt talking about leaving
Snow White in the castle
because they both wanted to
go to America and they didn’t
have enough money to take
Snow White.
(Major Complication)
WHITE
Snow White did not want her
Uncle and Aunt to do this so she
decided it would be best if she
ran away. The next morning she
ran away from home when her
Aunt and Uncle were having
breakfast. She ran away into the
woods. (Resolution)
She was very tired and
hungry. (Complication)
 Then she saw this little •
cottage. She knocked but no
one answered so she went
inside and fell asleep.
(Resolution)
Meanwhile, the seven
dwarfs were coming home
from work. They went
inside. There they found
Snow White sleeping. Then
Snow White woke up. She
saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs
said, what is your name?
Snow White said, ‘My name
is Snow White’.
(Complication)
Doc said, ‘If you
wish, you may live
here with us”. Snow
White said, ‘Oh
could I? Thank you.’
Then Snow White
told the dwarfs the
whole story and
Snow White and the
7 dwarfs lived
happily ever after.
(Major Resolution)
Read the following text below and give its generic
structure.
Once upon time, there was
a beautiful girl called
Cinderella. She lived with
her stepsisters and
stepmother. They were very
bossy. She had to do all the
housework.
One day an invitation to the
ball came to the family. Her
stepsisters did not let her
go, so Cinderella was very
sad. The stepsisters went to
the ball without her.
Fortunately, the good
fairly came and helped her
to get to the ball. At the
ball, Cinderella danced
with the prince. The
prince felt in love with her
then he married her. They
live happily ever after.
Check your answer:
Orientation
Once upon time, there
was a beautiful girl called
Cinderella. She lived with
her stepsisters and
stepmother. They were
very bossy. She had to do
all the housework.
Complication
One day an invitation to
the ball came to the
family. Her stepsisters did
not let her go, so
Cinderella was very sad.
The stepsisters went to
the ball without her
Resolution
Fortunately, the good
fairly came and helped her
to get to the ball. At the
ball, Cinderella danced
with the prince. The
prince felt in love with her
then he married her. They
live happily ever after.
 Why do hawks hunt chicks?
Once upon a time, a hawk fell in love with a hen. The hawk flew down
from the sky and asked the hen, “Will you marry me?”
The hen loved the brave, strong hawk and wished to marry him. But
she said, “I can’t fly as high as you can. If you give me time, I may
learn to fly as high as you. Then we can fly together”
The hawk agreed. Before he went away, he gave the hen a ring. “This
is to show that you have promised to marry me”, said the hawk.
It so happened that the hen had already promised to marry a rooster.
So, when the rooster saw the ring, he became very angry. “Trow that
ring away at once!”, shouted the rooster. The hen was so frightened at
the rooster’s anger that she threw away the ring immediately.
When the hawk came a few months later, the hen told him the truth.
The hawk was so furious that he cursed the hen, “why didn’t you tell
me earlier? Now, you’ll always be scratching the earth, and I’ll always
be flying above to catch your children”, said the hawk.
 The Smartest Animal
Once there was a farmer from Laos. Every morning and every evening, he
ploughed his field with his buffalo.
One day, a tiger saw the farmer and his buffalo working in the field. The
tiger was very surprised to see a big animal listening to a small animal. The
tiger wanted to know more about the big animal and the small animal.
After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo; “you are so big
and strong. Why do you do everything the man tells you?” The buffalo
answered; “oh, the man is very intelligent”.
The tiger asked; “can you tell me how intelligent he is?”. “No, I can’t tell
you”, said the buffalo; “but you can ask him”
So the next day the tiger asked to the man; “Can I see your intelligence?”.
But the man answered; “it at home”. “Can you go and get it?” asked the tiger.
“Yes” said the man; “but I am afraid you will kill my buffalo when I am gone.
Can I tie you to a tree?”
After the man tied the tiger to the tree, he didn’t go home to get his
intelligence. He took his plough and hit the tiger. Then he said; “Now you
know about my intelligence even you haven’t seen it.
Generic Structure Analysis :

Orientation; introducing specific participants;

farmer and his buffalo, once in Laos
Complication; revealing a series of crisis: the
tiger wanted to know more about the farmer
and the buffalo, the tiger wanted to know
about the farmer’s intelligence.
Resolution; the crisis is resolve: the farmer hit
the tiger
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MYLINE R. LOPEZ