Narrative Text and Common noun (kata benda umum) & proper noun (kata benda khas)

               Materi: Narrative Text

• Definition of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a type of text that tells a story or story. This type of text is usually found in fairy tales, legends, myths, folk tales, novels, and even films.

According to Wikipedia, Narrative Text is “a narrative (or story) is any report of connected events, presented in a sequence of written or spoken words, and /or in a sequence of/(moving) pictures”. Or if it is translated, it is a narrative text a kind of genre that is a series of events or the story from time to time and describes the sequence of beginning, middle, and end. So it must be chronological,choronological meaning is told in a coherent and should not be jumping.

(https://www.academia.edu/31318011/Definition_Purpose_Feature_Narrative_Text_and_Examples_A._Understanding_Narrative_Text_and_example )  

 

• The Purpose of Narrative Text

The basic purpose of the narrative text is to entertain and attract readers with a story or event that has a problem that leads to conflict and at the end of the story is no resolution a happy ending, or even depression. The actual narrative text is not confined to the mystical story, fiction, legend, fairy tale, or fable, but another story in the form of adventure, mystery, and all forms of story. In essence, narrative text is about the story. But the lesson at school is, that genre narrative text is usually only used to indicate a fiction such as fairy tales or legend. (https://www.academia.edu/31318011/Definition_Purpose_Feature_Narrative_Text_and_Examples_A._Understanding_Narrative_Text_and_example )

• Generic Structures of Narrative Text

1. Orientation (set the scene: where and when the story happens and introduces the participants of the story, who and what is involved in the story.

2. Complication (tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis(climax) of the main participants

3. Resolution (the problem/the crisis is resolved, either in a happy ending or an asad/tragic ending

4. Re-Orientation/Coda ( this is also a remark to the story and it is optional. It consists of a moral lesson. Advice or teaching from the writer

• The Language Features of Narrative Text

1. Using simple past tense

2. Using of Adverb of time

3. Using Time Conjunction

4. Using Specific Characters/not in general

5. Using Action Verb

6. Using Direct Speech

(Taken from: https://www.ilmubahasainggris.com/narrative-text/ )

Elements of Narrative Text:

1. Characters:

Characters are the characters involved in the story. They can be main characters (protagonists) or side characters (antagonists). These characters have different roles in the story and often face conflicts or challenges.

2. Background (Setting):

The setting is the place and time where the story takes place. The setting provides context for the story and helps readers imagine the environment in which the characters interact.

3. Plot:

The plot is a sequence of events that form the storyline. The plot usually consists of an introduction, conflict, climax, and resolution, and may also have a final explanation. Each part of this plot takes the reader through an emotional and intellectual journey.

4. Theme:

The theme is the message or value the writer wants to convey through the story. Themes can be moral lessons, universal ideas, or insights about life. Themes often appear as messages that can be taken from the story and applied in everyday life.

Materi: Common noun (kata benda umum) dan proper noun (kata benda khas)

Common nouns and proper nouns are two types of nouns used in English. Here is a brief explanation of both:

1. Common Noun:

Common nouns are nouns that are used to refer to people, places, or things in general without referring to specific names. Common nouns do not begin with a capital letter unless they begin a sentence or are in a position that requires a capital letter.

Examples of common nouns: dog (dog), city (city), book (book), girl (girl), and car (car).

2. Proper Noun (Typical Noun):

A proper noun is a noun that is used to refer to the specific name of a person, place, or thing. Typical nouns always start with a capital letter, even if they appear in the middle of a sentence.

Examples of proper nouns: London (London), John (John), Paris (Paris), Mount Everest (Mount Everest), and Toyota (Toyota).

The main difference between common and proper nouns is that proper nouns refer to specific names while common nouns refer to general categories of people, places, or things. So, when you talk about something in general, you will use a common noun, but when you refer to something specific, you will use a proper noun.