This document defines and provides examples of the key elements of a narrative text. A narrative text tells a story, event, or activity using simple past tense and clauses to indicate time. It generally has an orientation to introduce characters and setting, a series of events that unfold, and a reorientation to conclude the story. Examples are given of using orientation to set up a family party, events when the power goes out, and reorientation when power is restored and the celebration continues.

2. “ a text that telling the reader about
one story, action or activity. “

3. Social Function : To retell the past events.
 Generic Structure:

a. Orientation
b. Series of events
c. Reorientation
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Language Features:
a. Using simple past tense
b. Using clause time

4. SIMPLE PAST
g
Subject + Verb 2
Example: I visited Puncak a month ago.

5. CLAUSE TIME
When/after/before/while +
Subject and Verb
Examples: - When I went to Bogor, I visited Puncak.
- I visited Puncak when I went to Bogor.

6. ORIENTATION
It was Thursday evening. All family
members were at my parents’ house.
My parents invited my uncle, my
sister, my brother, and me for their
twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage. Everyone was busy to
prepare the family party.

7. EVENTS
Suddenly the rain poured heavily and few
minutes later the light was off. When the light was
off, my brother was roasting lamb, my sister was
putting all the plates, spoons, forks, and i was
preparing the table with food, and i was helping my
mother decorate the cake and candles. Fortunately,
my uncle called and when i told him what was
happening, he said he would come with emergency
lights.

8. REORIENTATION
In the dark, my father looked for other
candles and lit some of them. When my uncle
arrived, we were still setting up the table. He
turned the emergency light on. Under the dim
light, we were ready to sit around the table full
of food. My father lit the candle and together
with my mother they blew out the candle and
we clapped, sang and prayed for their health
and happiness. Then we started to enjoy the
food. While we were having the food, the light
was on again. We cheered and clapped once
again.

9. THANK YOU