Narrative

Te x t
Presented by: Marlinda
Table of Content

D e fi n i ti o n & Language
S o c i a l F u n c ti o n Features

Generic Exercise
Structure
Definition Social
• Narrati ve text is an
Function
imaginati ve story to
entertain the reader  To e n t e r t a i n
• The example : Fable, or amuse the
Legends, Fairytale, Myth, reader
Science Ficti on
 Generic Stucture
1 . O r i e n t a ti o n
 The information about the participant, place, and time

2 . C o m p l i c a ti o n
 The problem happened in the story

3.RESOLUTION
 The problem is resolved
Language Features
• Using specific participant/character
• Using simple past tense
• Using Adjectives
• Using of time conjunctions and adverbs of
time
• Using action verbs
• Using Direct and Indirect Speech
• Using Linking or mental verbs
The examples:
Read the text and answer the
question!
1. What is the social function of the
text?
2. Identify the generic structure of the
text?
3. Why was Jack’s mother angry?
4. What did Jack do when he saw the
beanstalk grew up?
5. What is the ending of the story?
Watch this video and answer the questions!
The questions:
1. What is the text about?
2. What did the grasshopper do in
the summer’s day?
3. Why did the ant work very hard to
gather food?
4. How did the ant help the
grasshopper?
5. What did the grasshopper promise
to the ant ?
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