– Definition of Narrative
Narrative is a text focusing specific participants. Its social function is to tell stories or past events and entertain the readers.
– Generic Structure of Narrative
A narrative text consists of the following structure:
1. Orientation: Introducing the participants and informing the time and the place
2. Complication: Describing the rising crises which the participants have to do with
3. Resolution: Showing the way of participant to solve the crises, better or worse
– Language Features of Narrative
1. Using processes verbs
2. Using temporal conjunction
3. Using Simple Past Tense
Examples and structures of the 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. Complication 1One 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.
Resolution 1 :
Snow White did not 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.
Complication 2 :
Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.
Resolution 2 :
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 Snow White and the 7 dwarfs lived happily ever after.
A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.
One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said “ it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew away. Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son’s life to save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange. Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were playing with him.
1. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New Territories ?
A. Another village
B. Mountains
*C. Forests*
D. Hills
E. Towers and logs
2. Who was Ah Tim?
A. The young woman’s brother
B. The young woman’s son
C. The young woman’s brother and nephew
*D. The young woman’s brother’s son*
E. One of the men who fetched a stick
3. Who walked in front when they were in the forest?
*A. Ah Tm*
B. The woman
C. The woman’s son
D. Her brother’s nephew
E. The baby and his mother
4. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?
A. He was afraid
*B. He was stumbled by a stone*
C. He ran slowly
D. The woman cried
E. The wolves were good runners
5. The woman gave her son to the wolves because
A. She loved her nephew than her son.
*B. She thought about how her brother would be*
C. She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves
D. She was crazy
E. She kept a grudge on his brother
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