PENGERTIAN NARRATIVE TEXT :
Narrative text adalah
salah satu dari jenis teks dalam bahasa inggris yang dimana memliki tujuan
untuk menceritakan suatu cerita yang memiliki alur dan rangkaian peristiwa yang
kronologis dan saling terhubung.
GENERIC STRUCTURE :
Struktur generic dari
narrative text berfokus kepada rangkaian beberapa tahapan yang dirangkum untuk
membangun sebuah cerita. Tahapan-tahapan tersebut adalah
1. Orientation : Pendahuluan.
Dimana karakter, seting, dan waktu cerita ditetapkan. Biasanya menjawab
pertanyaan 5W + 1 H.
2. Complication or
Problem : Menceritakan awal dari sebuah masalah dalam cerita tersebut atau
biasa disebut Klimaks. Dalam bagian ini, biasa yang berperang sangat banyak
adalah karakter utama.
3. Resolution : ini
adalah bagian dimana akhir dari sebuah cerita yang isinya adalah solusi dari
masalah yang dihadapkan pada bagian complication. Sangat penting untuk
diketahui bahwa bagian ini sangat penting ada. Ada beberapa macam akhir cerita
biasanya. Ada yang berakhir bahagia, sedih, bahkan ada juga yang berakhir dengan
sesuatu yang harus dipecahkan.
4. Reorientation :
Bagian ini biasanya berisi sebuah pernyataan penutup seperti halnya moral yang
didapatkan didalam narrative text tersebut. Bagian ini biasanya hanya bersifat
tambahan atau tidak wajib untuk dimasukkan.
JENIS :
Jenis-jenis dalam
narrative text ada yang bersifat imajiner atau khayalan, ada pula yang bersifat
fakta atau kenyataan. ada beberapa contoh jenisnya. Yaitu :
Fairy tales
Science fiction
Romances
Horror stories
Adventure stories
Fables
Myths
Historical narratives,
or
Personal experiences
CONTOH :
Long time ago in the
island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer. They had married for some
years but they had no children. So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to
give them children. Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster. He granted
their wish on one condition. When their children had grown up, they had to
sacrifice them to Buta Ijo. He liked eating fresh meat of human being. The
farmers agreed to his condition. Several months later the wife was pregnant.
She gave birth to a
beautiful baby girl. They named her Timun Emas. The farmers were happy. Timun
Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl. She was also very diligent. When
she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house. Timun Emas was frightened so she
ran away to hide. The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a
child. They asked him to postpone. Buta Ijo agreed. He promised to come again.
The following year Buta Ijo came again. But again and again their parents said
that Timun Emas was still a child.
When the third
time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him. They gave
Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt.
‘Timun, take these
things’
‘What are these
things?’
‘These are your
weapons. Buta Ijo will chase you. He will eat you alive. So run as fast as you
can. And if he will catch you spread this to the ground. Now go!’
Timun Emas was scared
so she ran as quickly as she could. When Buta Ijo arrived she was far from
home. He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left. So he ran to
chase her. He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran.
Timun Emas was just a
girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up. When he was
just several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber. In
seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber. The exhausted Buta Ijo was
very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them. When Buta Ijo was busy eating cucumber
Timun Emas could run away.
But soon Buta Ijo realized
and started running again. When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas
threw her bamboo needles. Soon they turned into dense bamboo trees. Buta Ijo
found it hard to pass. It took him some time to break the dense bamboo forest.
Meanwhile Timun Emas could run farther.
Buta Ijo chased her
again. When he almost catch her again and again Timun Emas threw her dressing.
This time it turned into a lake. Buta Ijo was busy to save himself so Timun
Emas ran way. But Buta Ijo could overcome it and continued chasing her.
Finally when Timun Emas
was almost caught she threw her salt. Soon the land where Buta Ijo stood turned
into ocean. Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly. Timun Emas was thankful to
god and came back to her home.
STUDENTS ASSIGMENT
1. Make a short narrative text of folklore using English. Start with "Once Upon a Time".
2. Complete the story below.
Once upon a time. there are two friends were walking through the …. (forest/mall). …. (They/I) knew that
anything dangerous can happen to them at any time in the forest. So they
promised each other that they would remain united in any case of danger.
Suddenly,
they saw a large …. (mosquito/bear) approaching them. One of the friends at
once climbed a nearby …. (fan/tree). But the other one did not know how to
climb. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless,
pretending to be a dead man.
The
bear came near the man lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly
left the place. Because the bears do not touch the dead creatures. Now the
friend on the tree came down and asked …. (our/his) friend on the ground,
“Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?” The other friend replied,
“The bear advised me not to believe a loyal ….(animal/friend).”
