Introduction
Narrative text is a kind of text to retell the story that past tense. The purpose of the text is toentertain or to amuse the readers or listeners about the story.
Task
choose where is the Orientation, complication, resolution, re-solution, evaluation!The Legend of Toba Lake Once upon a time there was a man who was living in northSumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening andfishing for his daily life.One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. Itwas the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned intoa beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. Shesaid; "Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I wasonce a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster". The man made the deal andthey got married, lived happily and had a son. Few years later, this son would help bringing lunch to his father out in the fields.One day, his son was so hungry and he ate his father’s lunch. Unfortunately, hefound out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned son of a fish”. The son ranhome and asked his mother. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husbandhad broke his promise. Then she told her son to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about tocome. When her son left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed bynon-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. Sheturned into a fish again. Finaly it became a lake. People then call it LAKE TOBA
Process
The generic structure of Narrative text :1.Orientation :It set the scene and introduce the participants (it answers the question : who,when, what, and where).2.Complication : Tells the problems of the story and how the main characters solve them.3.Resolution : The crisis is revolved, for better or worse.4.Re-orientation : The ending of the story. Maybe, happy ending or sad ending.5.Evaluation : The stepping back to evaluate the story or the moral message of the story
Evaluation
1. The Wolf and the Goat A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a fine goat dinner. “My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice. “Aren’t you afraid you will fall down from that cliff? Come down here and graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground.” “No, thank you,” said the goat. “Well then,” said the wolf, “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing down here beside me in this sheltered area.” “No, thank you,” said the goat. “But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf. “Why dine alone?” “My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “Are you quite sure that it is my dinner you are worrying about and not your own?” (P12.19-22.UN.0809) What did the wolf ask when he saw the goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff?
A. To be his friend
B. To graze on the level ground
C. To climb up higher
D. To be dinner
2. The Wolf and the GoatA wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a fine goat dinner.“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice. “Aren’t you afraid you will fall down from that cliff? Come down here and graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground.”“No, thank you,” said the goat.“Well then,” said the wolf, “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing down here beside me in this sheltered area.”“No, thank you,” said the goat.“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf. “Why dine alone?”“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “Are you quite sure that it is my dinner you are worrying about and not your own?”(P12.19-22.UN.0809) “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind?” The word there refers to …
A. A high cliff
B. Sheltered are
C. Grass
D. Ground
3. The Wolf and the GoatA wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a fine goat dinner.“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice. “Aren’t you afraid you will fall down from that cliff? Come down here and graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground.”“No, thank you,” said the goat.“Well then,” said the wolf, “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing down here beside me in this sheltered area.”“No, thank you,” said the goat.“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf. “Why dine alone?”“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “Are you quite sure that it is my dinner you are worrying about and not your own?”(P12.19-22.UN.0809) What can we learn from the story above?
A. Don’t look down to other creature
B. Don’t easily believe in well behave creature
C. Don’t judge others by their appearance
D. Don’t easily beat other creature
4. The Wolf and the GoatA wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a fine goat dinner.“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice. “Aren’t you afraid you will fall down from that cliff? Come down here and graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground.”“No, thank you,” said the goat.“Well then,” said the wolf, “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing down here beside me in this sheltered area.”“No, thank you,” said the goat.“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf. “Why dine alone?”“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “Are you quite sure that it is my dinner you are worrying about and not your own?”(P12.19-22.UN.0809) From the story we know ...
A. The goat was very hungry
B. The wolf was a helpful animal
C. The wolf was eager to eat the goat
D. The goat was going to fight with the wolf
5. The Tortoise and the Hare Once there was a speedy hare who bragged about how fas he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the tortoise which was slow and steady challenged him to a race. All the animal in foresr gathered to watch. Hare rab down the road for a while and then paused to rest. He look back at slow and steady and cried out, “How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow race?” Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, “There is plenty of time to relax. The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for tortoise that they woke up Hare. Hare stretched and yawneed and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was over the line. After that, Hare always reminded himself, “Don’t brag about your lightning pace, for slow and steady won the race!” (P70.19-22.UN.0809) What made the hare wake up from her sleeping?
A. The loud noise of the cheering animals
B. The steady walk of the tortoise
C. The forest animal’s cry
D. The race voice
Conclusion
For many Primary pupils an understanding of how to close a piece of narrative text is gleaned inferentially from hearing stories read and therefore stereotypical endings are a frequent occurrence in stories written by Key Stage 2 pupils. In order to avoid the pitfall of cliché in narrative closure, the explicit teaching of a menu of ending types can be utilised.