TUGAS KELOMPOK

MAKALAH

NARRATIVE TEXT

Guru Pembimbing : Ria Indah Sari, S.Pd.

Disusun oleh :

Kelas X TITL 1

Nama Kelompok :

Hanum Nurul Khasanah 16

Muhammad Zaki Mubarok 26

Nabil Rahli Yansyah 27

Muhammad Ridho 24

Obi Yatu Nasukha 29

Raditya Revan 30

Muhammad Salman Al-Farizy 25

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DAFTAR ISI.............................................................................................i

NARRATIVE TEXT

A. What is Narrative Text?..............................................................1

1. Type of Narrative Text...........................................................1

2. Definition of Narrative Text....................................................5

B. Structure of Narrative Text..........................................................6

1. Structure of Narrative Text.....................................................6

2. Example of Narrative Text.....................................................8

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 NARRATIVE TEXT

A. What is Narrative Text?

1. Type of Narrative Text

A narrative text entertains, instructs or informs readers by telling a

story. Narrative texts deal with imaginary or real world and can be

fictional (fairy tales, novels, science fiction, horror or adventure

stories, fables, myths, legends, etc.)

There are lots of different kinds of narrative text, such as:

a. Fictional narrative

A fictional narrative is a story that is not based on real events

or real people. It can be a novel, short story, fable, or fairy tale.

b. Autobiography

An autobiography is a narrative text that tells the life story of

the author, written from a first-person perspective.

c. Biography

A biography is a narrative text that tells the life story of

someone other than the author, written from a third-person

perspective.

d. Memoir

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 A memoir is a narrative text that focuses on a particular period

or event in the author’s life, often written from a first-person

perspective.

e. Legend

A legend is kind of a folklore. It’s a traditional story that has

been passed on for generations – it often explains the origins

of a particular culture or society.

Narrative genres are a form of classification that let us sort the

types of books into different stylistic choices. These stylistic

elements may include characteristics such as themes, tropes,

settings, character types and structure. Although we have different

types of books, it's not uncommon for narrative pieces to fall into

multiple genres, especially if the work contains a multitude of

subplots. Some types of narrative genres include:

Fiction:

 Adventure

 Anthology

 Classics

 Comedy

 Comic books

 Crime

 Drama

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 Fairytale

 Fantasy

 Folklore

 Historical fiction

 Horror

 Mystery

 Poetry

 Plays

 Romance

 Science fiction

 Short stories

 Western

 Young adult

Non-fiction:

 Art

 Autobiography and memoir

 Biography

 Business/economics

 Cookbook

 Crafts

 Education

 Essays

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 Gardening

 History

 Medical

 Memoirs

 Music

 Non-fiction novel

 Photography

 Psychology

 Religion and spirituality

 Science

 Self-help

 Travel writing

 True crime

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2. Definition of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a text that tells about sequence of event in the

past. According to Barbara as cited ini Khusnul (2017), the

purposes of narrative text are to entertain, to express the feelings,

to inform and to persuade the readers. It also has another function

that is about to deal with actual or various experiences in different

ways. On the other hand, Mark and Anderson (in Sari, 2015) state

that the narrative text is constructed to appeal to our emoticon and

imagination that can make us laugh or cry think about our life or

consider our benefit. If the students understand about the content

of narrative text, they will feel the situation of the story.

Narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain and attract

readers by presenting a story or event that has a problem that

causes conflict and at the end of the story there is a resolution that

can be a happy ending or even a sad ending.

Narrative text includes any type of writing that relates a series of

events and includes both fiction (novels, short stories, poems) and

nonfiction (memoirs, biographies, news stories). Both forms tell

stories that use imaginative language and express emotion, often

through the use of imagery, metaphors, and symbols.

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B. Structure of Narrative Text

1. Structure of Narrative Text

a. Orientation

Orientation sets the stage for the story. Ideally, the orientation

should answer the questions “who,” “where, and “when.” So,

when reading the orientation part, we should be able to identify

the character and setting (both time and place) of the story.

b. Complication

This section contains the problems that occur within a story. It

is divided into three parts, namely:

 Rising action: Problems begin to emerge

 Climax: Peak of the problem

 Falling action: The tension of the problem begins to

decrease, and the solution starts to emerge

c. Resolution

The resolution is the part of the narrative where the conflict or

problem introduced earlier in the story is resolved or

addressed. This may involve characters finding a solution to

their issues, overcoming obstacles, or experiencing personal

growth. The resolution helps tie up loose ends, providing

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 closure for the reader and allowing them to see how the events

of the story have impacted the characters.

d. Re-orientation / Evaluation

Re-orientation, also known as evaluation, is an optional

component of a narrative text that serves to reflect on the story

and its events, reinforcing the moral lesson or theme. This

section typically appears at the end of the story, providing a

summary or commentary on the characters’ experiences and

the consequences of their actions. It helps the reader

understand the significance of the story and encourages them

to consider the message or lesson the author intended to

convey.

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2. Example of Narrative Text

The Origin of Surabaya

Once upon a time, in the northern part of East Java, there lived a scary

giant crocodile. He was the ruler of the river and a predator who was

feared by all the animals in the forest near the river. The name of the

crocodile was Baya. He was very good at hunting, so all of the animals

in the jungle were afraid of him. Baya lived in a river. In the sea, there

lived a wild shark named Sura. He ruled the sea, and every fish were

scared of him. However, Sura felt bored because he ate fish every

day. He was curious about the river near the sea.

One day he decided to go to the river. At the side of the river, there

was a deer that was drinking water. Sura felt hungry, so he swam

silently to the edge and jumped out to catch the deer. Sura was happy

to get such delicious food. After eating the deer, Sura became

addicted. The next day, he hunted back on the river and got a lot of

food. After a couple of days, Baya became suspicious because it was

harder and harder for him to find prey. He started investigating what

was happening. When Baya saw Sura catched a little monkey in the

river, Baya became angry. “Hey Sura, what are you doing here? This

is my territory. How dare you snatch my prey.” Sura was not afraid of

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Baya – he challenged Baya to a fight. “Hey, I can look for food

anywhere I want. It’s not just your territory here. All animals are free to

look for food here.”

Finally, a fight could not be avoided, and the fight began. Because

both of them were strong, the fight was very long. For days, all of the

animals in the forest were disturbed by the fight. They couldn’t sleep.

Finally, the two wild animals were exhausted. No one won, and no one

lost, because both of them were equally strong. “Sura, we better end

this fight. I’m too tired.” “So am I, Baya. Okay, let’s end this battle.”

“Sura, first, we need to limit our hunting area. The end of the river is

the limit. Don’t you break the line, or you will feel the consequences.”

“Okay Baya, I accept this agreement.” Sura finally left the river and

returned to the sea. For months, the forest calmed down. There were

no fights between Sura and Baya, but Sura felt uneasy. He longed to

eat deer meat like before. There were a lot of fish in the sea, but it

wasn’t enough for him. He couldn’t bear it, so quietly, he swam toward

the mouth of the river, “Ah, if I look for prey near the river’s mouth,

Baya won’t know because he lives further up the river.” Unfortunately,

no prey approached the mouth of the river. Sura was tired of waiting.

Finally, he swam up the river toward the forest. Sura wanted to go

back to the jungle again. This time, he would be careful not to be

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caught by Baya. “Hi hi hi, I will catch the prey and immediately bring it

out to sea, so Baya won’t see me. Hi hi hi.”

The plan was successful, and for months Sura hunted in the river

without being discovered. Over time, Baya became suspicious

because again, his prey was reduced. But this time he didn’t see Sura

on the river. But he believed, this was Sura’s doing. “Hmmm, this must

be Sura! Watch out, Sura!” Then, Baya prepared plan. Baya found a

deer but didn’t catch him right away. Instead, he hurt the deer’s leg so

he couldn’t run away. The deer was placed on the edge of the river,

then Baya hid. A short time later, Sura swam up the river and saw the

injured deer. He felt excited because the deer was fat. “Wow, lucky

me! Today, I’ll have a feast! Na na na na.” Just as he was about to

bring the deer to the sea, suddenly Baya confronted him. “Hey! You

sure are stubborn and shameless Sura! How greedy are you? Imagine,

the fish in the sea are abundant, but you are still hunting in my area.”

“Hey Baya! If you want, you can hunt in the sea. I don’t forbid you.”

“Hmm, I don’t like fish, and I especially can’t stand the sea water.”

“Well, it’s okay if you don’t want it. At least I have offered it to you.”

Sura answered lightly and dragged the deer to the sea. Baya got

angry, then attacked Sura. “Hey! Where do you think you’re bringing

that deer?” “To the sea! I’ll eat it there.” “Bring the deer here, I caught it

to trap you.” “Well, it’s your fault you didn’t eat the deer yourself.” “You

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forgot our agreement? This river is my territory!” “Hey, if there is water,

there is me! This agreement is ridiculous.” “Okay, then our agreement

is cancelled. Now, the strongest one has the right to rule this area.”

Finally, Baya attacked Sura, a fight couldn’t be prevented. This time it

was even more exciting, no one dared to approach the area of the

fight. “Ah! Hiya!” “Grr” Sura always dodged his attacks, and Baya

became annoyed. When Sura was off guard, Baya managed to bite his

tail. “Ouch, my tail!” Sura did not want to lose. Both of them were in

pain and seriously injured. However, Baya did not despair, he

continued to bite until Sura’s tail was cut off. Sura was in so much

pain, he ran away leaving Baya towards the sea. Since then, Sura has

not dared to approach the river. And since he no longer had a tail, he

couldn’t swim as hard as he once had, “Argh it’s so painful, oh my!” To

commemorate the fierce fight, the area where the two animals fought

was called Surabaya, and the name remains to this day.

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 Ali Baba

Once upon a time there were 40 cruel thieves who put their stolen

money and treasures in a cave. They went in the cave by saying

“Open Sesame” to the cave entrance. A poor person, named Ali Baba

saw them while they were doing that, so he heard the opening word.

After they left, he went toward the cave and opened it. Suddenly he

found a very large quantity of money and golden treasures. He took

some of it and went back home. After that he became a rich man and

his brother wanted to know how he became rich. Ali Baba turned into

the richest man in his village. His evil brother was really jealous of him,

and wanted to know how he could get such a lot of money. Therefore,

when Ali Baba went to the cave again to take some more money, his

brother followed him. He saw everything, and decided to go back the

next day to take some money for himself. The next morning he found a

lot of money in the cave, and he wanted to take all of them.

Unfortunately, when he was busy carrying the money to his house, the

thieves came. The boss of the thieves asked him how he knew about

the cave. He told everything, but unluckily they killed him and went to

Ali Baba’s house. After finding Ali Baba’s house, they made a plan to

kill him the following night. Some of the thieves hid in big jars, and the

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boss pretended that he was a merchant who wanted to sell the jars to

Ali Baba. Ali Baba who was a kind man invited the boss of the thief to

have lunch together. After lunch they took a rest. Luckily, the house

maid went out of the house, and found that there were thieves inside

the jars. She finally boiled hot oil and poured it into the jars to kill all of

them. The boss of the thieves was caught, and put into prison. Ali

Baba was saved from the danger, and he finally lived happily ever after

with his maid who became his wife shortly after.

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 Golden Eggs

Long time ago a remote village, in central China was inhabited mainly

with farmers and hunters. One day, a poor farmer lost his entire

livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would

die of starvation. Few days later, an old man with long grey beard,

passed by his house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said “I

don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will

help you to ease your hardship.” A week later to almost surprise the

farmer found and egg in his yard. This was no ordinary egg. It was a

golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy. Thereafter, his

livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his earlier

hardship. He became lazy, arrogant and spendthrift. Strangely, the

goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer

lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of

golden eggs inside its stomach. Though he very much regretted for his

foolishness, it’s already too late.

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 Pinocchio

Once upon a time, there was a puppeteer named Geppetto. He really

wanted a boy but his wife has been died for a long time ago. One day,

he had an idea. He wanted to make a puppet so he would never felt

lonely again. He made a puppet all night without resting. In the

morning, finally he finished his work. He named the puppet, Pinocchio.

He played whole day with Pinocchio. However, he felt lonely again

because Pinocchio couldn't talk or walk by himself. In the middle of the

night, Geppetto prayed to the God. His wish was Pinocchio became a

real boy, human. He thought it on his mind in his dream.

In the next morning, he surprised. Pinocchio was alive. He really was

happy. He tough Pinocchio how to walk, how to speak, how to read

etc. like a teacher. Pinocchio learned fast. He entered an elementary

school. One day, Pinocchio felt bored. So, he went home late.

Geppetto worried about him. When Pinocchio came to home, Geppetto

asked him. He said he was on school but he didn't. Suddenly,

Pinocchio's nose grow longer. It meant that Pinocchio lied.

The next day, Pinocchio got caught by thieves. The thieves was the

owner of circus. Pinocchio became a slave for the circus. He was

famous because he was a talking puppet. Geppetto worried him.

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Pinocchio didn't come home for 2 days. He found Pinocchio

everywhere. When he discovered the sea, big wave smashed him. He

was on whale's stomach when he awoke. He In different place,

Pinocchio finally could get out from circus. He went to home but

Geppetto wasn't on there. He found Geppetto at sea. He had the same

accident like Geppetto. He met Geppetto in whale's stomach. They got

out from its stomach by made a fire. They went home back together. In

the end, they lived happy forever after.

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 A Lane Going Up The Hill

It had been a heavy rainstorm in Kampung Sepang. Jabri and Halil had

just finished their dinner together at Jabri’s house. They were sitting in

the living room for coffee and conversation, hoping, the rain would stop

soon.

It was half past eleven at night and the downpour was showing no

signs for stopping. “It looks like you’ll have to spent the night here,

Halil.” Said Jabri “No way,” Halil said, “I’ve to be at work early

tomorrow morning.”

A few moment later Halil got into the car, started the engine, and said

good night to Jibri. Something told him that he shouldn’t have turned

off the lane going up the hill, but it was the shortest way home. He

knew that lane. It run across an old Chinese cemetery. There were no

lights, no cars, no people, just Halil and his old car.

All of a sudden, a white shape appeared in the middle of the lane. Halil

shone his beam of light in that direction. The white shape turned to

Halil. He saw a pair of crimson eyes staring at him. It was a-long-

haired woman in a long white dress. She grinned at Halil.

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At once, Halil felt his blood frozen. His heartbeat stopped. His mouth

opened but he was speechless. His eyes opened widely in terror.

Suddenly consciousness came into his mind. He quickly reserved his

car and sped away just in time.

“I think I’ll take up your offer to spend the night here after all,” Halil told

Jabri with his legs trembling.

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 The Ant and The Dove

On a hot day of summer, an ant was searching for some water. After

walking around for some time, she came near the river. To drink the

water, she climbed up on a small rock. While trying to drink a water,

she slipped and fell into the river.

There was a dove sitting on a branch of a tree who saw an ant falling

into the river. The dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the

river near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and

climbed up onto it. Soon, the leaf drifted to dry ground, and the ant

jumped out. She looked up to the tree and thanked the dove.

Later, the same day, a bird catcher nearby was about to throw his net

over the dove hoping to trap it. An ant saw him and guessed what he

was about to do. The dove was resting and he had no idea about the

bird catcher. An ant quickly bit him on the foot. Feeling the pain, the

bird catcher dropped his net and let out a light scream. The dove

noticed it and quickly flew away.

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