This document contains a narrative text about the story of Malin Kundang and instructions for related classroom activities. The story is about a boy named Malin Kundang who leaves his poor village to seek fortune in the city, eventually becoming rich but forgetting his mother. When he returns years later as a merchant, his mother recognizes him but he denies being her son. Angry, his mother curses him and his ship turns to stone. The document provides the generic structure of narratives and features of the narrative text type. It also includes exercises for students to retell the story, identify the generic structure, and fill in blanks in another narrative text.

1. by: Siti Purwaningsih

2. Base Competence :
4.15 Menangkap makna teks naratif lisan dan tulis berbentuk cerita
pendek sederhana
Indicators:
4.15.1 Menceritakan kembali isi teks naratif
4.15.2 Menentukan struktur teks naratif dengan benar
4.15.3 Melengkapi teks naratif rumpang dengan kosakata yang tepat
4.15.4 Menjawab pertanyaan berkaitan dengan isi teks naratif dengan
tepat

3. This is a story about Malin Kundang. He was a boy from a very poor
family who lived with his mom. His father was a sailor but he had already
died.
When Malin grew up, he decided to go to city, so one day he would
become rich by the time he went back to the village. Malin’s mother
disagreed with his decision because he was the only one she had.
But Malin had already made up his mind, his mother had no other
choice but to let her only child go.
Many years has passed since then, Malin has become a rich merchant
because of his hard work and marry the most beautiful girl in the world
and he had forgotten his mother as well as the village.
On the other hand, Malin’s mother was getting older. She missed her
child so so much that she had always wait for Malin’s return at the
harbour everyday until one day there was a merchant who stopped by the
village.
She knew it was Malin the moment she saw him. What makes her so
sure is because of the scar on his hand. But Malin deny her as his mother
because Malin’s felt ashame to his wife and the crew, then he was gone.
Malin’s mother was really upset then she start to curse him. On his
journey Malin’s ship begin to shaking and soon it turned into a stone until
now.

4. GROUP WORK ACTiViTY
Listen to the tape recorder!
›› Retell the content of the text you heard with your own word
›› Determine the generic structure

5. iNDiViDUAL WORK ACTiViTY
Listen to the tape recorder!
›› Fill in the blank with appropriate words.
Then Answer the questions.
Cinderella
Once upon a time, there was a beutiful girl called
1___________. She lived to with 2__________________.
They were very busy. She had to do all the housework. One
day, 3______________ to the ball came to the family. Her
stepsister 4___________ her go. So, Cinderella was
5__________. The stepsister went to the ball without her.
Fortunately, 6 ___________ came and helped her to go to
the ball. At the ball, Cinderella 7_________ with the prince.
The prince 8_________ with her, then he married her. They
lived happily ever after.

6. !! REVIEW !!
Narative text is used to amuse, entertain and to deal the reader
with problematic events
Generic structure :
1. Orientation ›› sets the scene and introduces the participants.
2. Complication ›› a crisis arises.
3. Resolution ›› the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse.
Language features :
›› Using specific participants such as the name of person, place, etc.
›› Using past tense
›› Using adjective
›› Using time time connectives;
›› Using action verbs, verbal, and mental processes
›› Direct and indirect speeches are often used

7. HOMEWORK

8. MATERIAL
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