Reading

A. 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.

B. The purpose of narrative text

The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

C. Generic 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/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
                                  The Rats and The ElephantsOnce upon a time their lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them were even crushed to death.Then taking of rats decided to approach the elephant's chief and request him to guide his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant's king apologized and agreed to take another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He summoned on of the elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told him about the trapped elephants.The rat's king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets which had trapped the elephant's herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and thank the rats.       

1. What type of text is the above text? It is …A. a narrative text B. a description textC. a recount textD. an anecdote textE. an expository text2. What destroyed the homes of all rats?A. a group of mice didB. the hunter didC. elephant-hunter didD. a group of elephant did E. elephant's herd3. What helped the elephant's herd free?A. the elephant-hunter didB. the hunters didC. the trapped elephants didD. a group of king didE. entire group of rats did 4. What is generic structure of "once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace"? A. IdentificationB. OrientationC. ComplicationD. ResolutionE. Description5. At the end of the story, how was the elephant's herd?A. angryB. sadC. happyD. deadE. disappointed

 Student reading the text before tthe teacher give some questions

 Student find complication, orientation, resolution, re-orientation

 Student must be can answer question

Active student never comelate (A)

Active but complet (B)

Active and seldom submite task (C)

Absent and never submite task (D)

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