This document provides information about narrative texts. It defines a narrative text as a story about past events meant to entertain or amuse readers. It outlines the typical structure of narratives, including orientation, complication, resolution, and re-orientation. It also lists linguistic features commonly found in narratives like the use of past tense, active verbs, and specific nouns. Examples of different types of narratives are given such as myths, fables, and fairy tales. Finally, the document analyzes the narrative structure of the story of Snow White.

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3. What Is Narrative Text ?
Narrative text is a kind of text or to retell the
story that past time.
The purpose of the text is to entertain or
to amuse the readers or listeners about
the story.

4. The Generic Structure Of Narrative Text :
• Orientation
(Introduction) in which the characters, setting and time of the story are
established. Usually answers Who? When? What? Where?
• Complication
The complication usually involves the main character(s) (often mirroring
the complications in real life).
• Resolution
There needs to be a resolution of the complication. The complication may
be resolved for better or worse/happily or unhappily. Sometimes there are
a number of complications that have to be resolved. These add and
sustain interest and suspense for the reader.
• Re-orientation
The ending of the story.
• Evaluation
The stepping back to evaluate the story or the moral message of the story.

5. 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 where the story occurs.
• Characters — the most important people or characters in the story.
• Initiating event — an action or occurrence 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

6. Linguistic Features :
1. Use active verbs.
2. Use past tense.
3. Use conjunction.
4. The first person (I or We) or the
third person (He, She, or They).
5. Use specific nouns.
6. Use adjective and adverbs

7. Kind Of Narrative Text :
• Myths and Legend
e.g. Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang, etc.
• Fable
e.g. Mousedeer and crocodile, etc.
• Fairy tale
e.g. Cinderella, Snow White, Pinocchio, etc.
• Science fiction
• Adventure stories
• Personal experience
• etc.

8. Example Of Narrative Text
Snow White
(Orientation)
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with
her Aunt and Uncle because her parents were dead.

9. (Complication)
One day she heard her Uncle and Aunt talking about leaving Snow White in
the castle because. They both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough
money to take Snow White.
Snow White didn’t want her Uncle and Aunt to do this so she decided it would
be best if she ran away. The next morning she ran away from home when her Aunt
and Uncle were having breakfast.
She ran away into the woods.

10. (Resolution)
Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and
fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There
they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs
said, “what is your name?” Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.”
Doc, one of the dwarfs, said, “If you wish, you may live here with us.” Snow White said,
“Oh could I? Thank you.” Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story and finally Snow
White and the 7 dwarfs lived happily ever after.

11. Identification Of Snow White Story
Setting — one day in the castle.
Characters — snow white, her aunt, her uncle, and the seven dwarfs
Initiating event — when snow white heard aunt and uncle talking about leaving
her because they both wanted to go to America. Snow white didn’t her aunt
and uncle to do this and so she decided it would the best if she ran leaving
the castle
Conflict/goal — she ran away into the woods when her aunt and uncle were
having breakfast.
Events — 1. She saw the little cottage and fell asleep because when she
knocked no one answered.
2. The seven dwarfs were coming home from work and they found
snow white was sleeping.
Resolution — one of the dwarfs gave chance snow white for if her wish, for living
with them. Finally snow white and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever.

12. Thank for attention.
Wassalamualaikum
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