NARATIVE TEXT

GROUP 5
SMA NEGERI 1 PURWODADI
TAHUN PELAJARAN 2022/2023
NARRATIVE TEXT
 GROUP 5
Andre Revalino (1)
Arva Shidqii Shyfa N. (4)
Bimo Sasonto P. (7)
Dewa Sambar Y.A. (10)
Muhammad Naufal M. (24)
Paksi Yalatirta W. (29)
THE DEFINTION 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.
THE PURPOSE OF NARRATIVE TEXT
The purpose of narrative text is to entertain the reader with
the story which can be fiction or non-fiction. Narrative
relationship with the reality experiences, imaginary, or the
event intricate that aim to the crisis that is finally find
resolution. For example: folktale, legend, fable, etc.
GENERIC STRUCTURES OF NARRATIVE TEXT
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.

Complication
Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis
(climax) of the main participants.
Resolution
The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy
ending or in a sad (tragic) ending
Re-orientation/Coda
This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It
consists  of  a  moral  lesson,  advice  or  teaching  from 
the writer
 EXAMPLE OF NARATIVE TEXT
The Legend of Rainbow. Now let's read a beautiful,
heart breaking love story, the legend of rainbow. 
EXERCISES
● The Fox and The Grapes
● One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging
from over a lofty branch. Just the thing to quench my thirst, he thought.Taking a few steps
back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces
back and he tried to reach them but still failed.Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose
and said, "They're probably sour anyway," and proceeded to walk away

● 1. What is the purpose of the text?

● a. To tell about the fox effort
● b. To show the way to reach the grapes
● c. To explain the fox in general
● d. To amuse the readers by a fable
2. From the text we know that.....
a. The fox was walking through the river when he
spotted the grapes
b. The fox worked very hard and successful
c. The fox gave up after several trials
d. The fox was starving so he wanted to eat the grapes
so much

3. What did the fox think about the grapes in the end?
a fresh
b. sweet
c. sour
d, tasty
CONCLUSION
In a narrative text, the conclusion is where conflicts are
resolved in one way or another and the action of the story
comes to an end.