KD. 3.5 and KD. 4.

Narrative Text
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 The Definition of Narrative Text
Narrative text is a story with complication or
problematic events and it tries to find the
resolutions to solve the problems.

An important part of narrative text is the

narrative mode, the set of methods used to
communicate the narrative through a process
narration.
 Social Function of Narrative Text

• To entertain or to amuse the reader with a

story
 The Structures of Narrative Text
• 1) Orientation
Sets the scene: where and when the story happened and introduces the participants
of the story: who and what is involved in the story.

• 2) Complication
Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main
participants.

• 3) Resolution
The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad
(tragic) ending

• 4) Re-orientation
This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists  of  a  moral  lesson, 
advice  or  teaching  from  the writer
 The Language Features of Narrative Text

• The past tense: they looked for a shady tree.

• Direct/indirect speech; “Look! What a useless.”
• Nouns: travelers, tree, road, water, animal, etc
• Pronouns: they, she, he, it, their, her, him, his,etc
• Noun phrases: the rough and dusty road.
• Time connectives and conjunctions: one day, a long
time ago, a week later, etc.
• Action verb: arrived, ate, went, laughed, etc.
• Saying verb: asked, replied, told, etc.
Examples of Narrative Text
The Ugly Duckling
 Examples of Narrative Text
• Orientation
One upon time, a mother duck sat on her eggs. She felt tired of sitting on
them. She just wished the eggs would break out.

Several days later, she got her wish. The eggs cracked and some cute little
ducklings appeared. "Peep, peep" the little ducklings cried. "Quack, quack"
their mother greeted in return.

• Complication
However the largest egg had not cracked. The mother duck sat on it for
several days. Finally, it cracked and a huge ugly duckling waddled out. The
mother duck looked at him in surprise. He was so big and very gray. He
didn't look like the others at all. He was like a turkey.
 Examples of Narrative Text

• Resolution
When the mother duck brought the children to the pond for their first swimming lesson., the huge grey duckling
splashed and paddled about just as nicely as the other ducklings did. "That is not a turkey chick. He is my very
own son and quite handsome" the mother said proudly.

• Complication
However, the other animals didn't agree. They hissed and made fun of him day by day. Even his own sisters and
brothers were very unkind. "You are very ugly" they quacked.

• Resolution
The little poor duckling was very unhappy. "I wish I looked like them" he thought to himself. One day, the ugly
duckling run away and hid in the bushes. The sad duckling lived alone through the cold and snow winter. Finally
the spring flowers began to bloom. While he was swimming in the pond, he saw three large white swans
swimming toward him. "Oh, dear. these beautiful birds will laugh and peck me too" he said to himself. But the
swans did not attack him. Instead, they swam around him and stroked him with their bills. As the ugly duckling
bent his neck to speak to them, he saw his reflection in the water. He could not believe his eyes. "I am not an ugly
duckling but a beautiful swam" he exclaimed.

• Reorientation
He was very happy. From that day on, he swam and played with his new friends and was happier than he had
never been.
 Examples of Narrative Text

A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories.  There were only a few
villages.  If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass
through wild and unsafe forest.
One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and
brother.  She brought along her baby son.  When it was time for her to leave, her
brother said “ it is getting dark.  Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. 
When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves.  They began to
run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down.  At once the
wolves caught him.  The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my own son
instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her
nephew away.  Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good
and kind.  She had offered her own son’s life to save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help.  All men in the village fetched thick
sticks and went back with her into the forest.  When they got there, they saw
something very strange.  Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were playing
with him.
Answer the questions based on the text above

1. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New
Territories ?
2. Who was Ah Tim ?
3. Who walked in front when they were in the forest ?
4. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim ?
5. Why did the woman give her son to the wolves? 
6. What did the villagers bring sticks for ?
7. Why did the brother let hir son go with his aunt as she left home ?
8. “ all men in the village fetched thick stick … “
The word “ fetched” has a similar meaning to.......
9. From the passage we learn that the villages were ….
10. What is the purpose of the writer by writing the story above ?