NARRATIVE TEXT

Holla ! we were ever be a kid,right ? are you still remember about your memories when still be a kid ? when your mommy,daddy,grandma,grandpa,sista,brotha or your family told you about some animals can speak in human language,a good fairy,a beautiful princess,a handsome prince,a wicked witch,a girl with red hood,and still many more. Ouuuuh ! a beautiful memories ! so many memories about kid moment that make we want to be a kid again. But,now we’ll not discuss about your kid memories,we’ll discuss about narrative text ! Do you now narrative text ?

Narrative text is a text which contain about story such as fiction,tales,folktales,fables,myths,epic and its plot consists of climax of the story (complication) then followed by the resolution.

What is purpose of narrative text ?
The basic purpose of narrative text is to entertain,to gain and hold a readers’ interest. However narratives can also be written to teach or inform,to change attitudes/social opinions e.g. soap operas and television dramas that are used to raise topical issues.
Narrative sequence people/characters in time and place but differ from recounts in that through the sequencing,the stories set up one or more problems,which must eventually find a way to be resolved.
 
The common structure or basic plan of narrative text is known as the “story grammar” . Although there are numerous variations of the story grammar,the typical elements are :
 Setting : when and when the story occurs
 Characters : the most important people or players in the story
 Initiating events : an action or occurence that establishes a problem and/or goal
 Conflict/goal : the focal point around which the whole story is organized
 Events : one or more attempts by the main character(s) to achieve the goal or solve the problem
 Resolution : the outcome of the attempts to achieve the goal or solve the problem
 Theme : the main idea or moral of the story
The graphic representation of these story grammar elements is called a story map. The exact form and complexity of a map depends,of course,upon the unique structure of each narrative and the personal preference of the teacher constructing the map.


There are many types of narrative. They can be imaginary,factual or a combination of both. They may include fairy stories,mysteries,science fiction,romances,horror stories,adventure stories,fable,myths and legends,historical narratives,ballads,slice of life.
 
Features : characters with defined personalities/identities
Dialogue : often included –tense may change to the present or the future
Descriptive language : to create images in the readers’ mind and enhance the story
 
The generic structure :
 
• Orientation : it sets the scene and introduces the participants (it answer the questions; Who,What,When,and Where)
• Complication : a crisis or a problem arises. It usually involves the main character(s) ( often mirroring the complications in real life)
• Resolution : a solution to the problem. Main characters find a way to solve the problem. The complication may be resolved for better or worse/ happily or unhappily.
But sometimes in several certainty of narrative text,there are other generic structure as complement,such as :
• Evaluation : (optional) a step back to evaluate the plight ( the narrator’s viewpoint) commonly before resolution.
• Coda : (optional) changes of the characters or lesson/value of the story.
 
Characteristic of narrative text :

• use of noun phrases ( a beautiful princess,a huge temple)
• use of connectives (first,beforethat,afterthat,then,finally,while)
• use of adverbial phrases of time and place ( in the garden,two days ago)
• use of simple past tense but in dialogue may change to the present or the future ( he walked away from the village )
• use of action verbs ( walk,sleep,eat )
• use of saying verbs (say,tell,ask)
• use of thinking verbs,feeling verbs,verbs of sense ( She felt hungry, She thought,She was clever)

here are the example of narrative text :

The Smartest Parrot

Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.
The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word.
At the first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. “You stupid bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”. The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.
One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.
The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”.

and now,are you understand about narrative text ? after read the narrative text,then you must learn to retell with your own about the story,its called spoken narrative. Maybe you can try it to your lil sister,lil brother,niece,nephew.It’s no difficult if you want study and try.