GENRES OF THE TEXT

A. Social Function /The purpose of narrative text : To amuse or entertain the readers with actual or imaginary experiences in difference ways. Narrative always deal with some problem which lead to the claims and then turn into a solution to problem. B. Text Organization or Schematic Structure : - Orientation ( who were involved in story, when and where ) - Complication ( a problem arises followed by other problems )

- Resolution

( solution to the problem )

C. Language features of narrative text : - The use of noun phrases (a beautiful princess, a huge temple)
The use of connectives (first, before that, then, finally) The use of adverbial phrases of time and place (in the garden, two days ago) The use of simple past tense (He walked away from the village) The use of action verbs (walk, sleep, wake up) The use of saying verbs (say, tell, ask) The use of thinking verbs, feeling verbs, verbs of senses
(she felt hungry, she thought she was clever, she smelt something burning)

- The use of Specific Participant (Cinderella, snow white etc.

CINDERELLA
ORIENTATION
Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella. She lived with her bad step-mother and two step sisters. She had to do all the household chores. One day, the King invited all the ladies in the Kingdom to go to a ball in the palace. He wanted to find the Crown Prince a wife. The step-sisters want to the ball that night with their mother. Cinderella was left alone. She cried because she actually wanted to go to the ball, too. Just then a fairly godmother came. With her magic wand, she gave Cinderella a coach, two horse, and footmen. She also gave Cinderella a lovely dress to wear on the ball and a pair of glass slippers. She told Cinderella to come home before midnight. At the ball Cinderella dance all night with the Prince. The prince fell in love with her. At midnight, Cinderella ran home. Unfortunately, one of her glass slippers fell off at the door. She did not have time to put it back on. The prince was sad as he could not find Cinderella again that night. The next day, the Prince and his men brought along the glass slippers and went all over the kingdom to search for the owner. After searching for a long time, finally, they came to Cinderellas house. The slipper fit her. The Prince was very happy to find Cinderella again. They got married and lived happily ever after.

Study the following text and its Schematic Structure!

COMPLICATION

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RESOLUTION

CINDERELLA
Specific Participant

Language features of narrative text

Noun Phrases
Connectives / Conjunction Adverbial Phrases

Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella. She lived with her bad step-mother and two step sisters. She had to do all the household chores.
One day, the King invited all the ladies in the Kingdom to go to a ball in the palace. He wanted to find the Crown Prince a wife. The step-sisters want to the all that night with their mother. Cinderella was left alone. She cried because she actually wanted to go to the ball, too. Just then a fairly godmother came. With her magic wand, she gave Cinderella a coach, two horse, and footmen. She also gave Cinderella a lovely dress to wear on the ball and a pair of glass slippers. She told Cinderella to come home before midnight. At the ball Cinderella dance all night with the Prince. The prince feel in love with her. At midnight, Cinderella ran home. Unfortunately, one of her glass slippers fell off at the door. She did not have time to put it back on. The prince was sad as he could not find Cinderella again that night. The next day, the Prince and his men brought along the glass slippers and went all over the kingdom to search for the owner. After searching for a long time, finally, they came to Cinderellas house. The slipper fit her. The Prince was very happy to find Cinderella again. They got married and lived happily ever after.

Simple Past Tense (the underline sentence)

Saying Verbs

Action Verbs

Feeling Verbs

1. What is the genre structure of this text? a. orientation-events-reorientation d. abstract-orientation-crisis-incident-coda b. thesis-arguments-reiteration e. orientation-complication-resolution c. Goal-material-steps 2. What kind of genre does the text belong to? a. report d. narrative b. analytical e. descriptive c. anecdote 3. What is the first paragraph? a. general classification d. news worthy events b. abstract e. goal c. orientation 4. What the last paragraph in the text? a. steps d. coda b. sources e. resolution c. reorientation 5. What is the purpose of the text? a. to describe about person d. to share with someone b. to discuses about Cinderella e. to describe how something is done c. to entertain the readers

6. Who was invited all the ladies in the Kingdom? a. step-mother d. The queen b. step-sisters c. tile prince c. the King 7. When was Cinderella must run home quickly? a. after dance d. after introduce herself b. after dinner with prince e. after drink c. midnight 8. Who was gave Cinderella a coach, two horse, and footmen? a. her step-mother d. godmother b. her step-sister e. her mother c. the prince 9. What was the prince felt when he found who had a glass slipper? a. very enjoy d. very angry b. very sad e. very unpleasant c. very happy

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