ELEMENTS OF A

NARRATIVE TEXT

3.2.2
What is a narrative text?
•A narrative text is a written story
made by an author or a writer.
NARRATIVE TEXT

Fictional Nonfictional
Narrative Narrative
Nonfictional Narrative
•It is about events that
actually happened like
history or a person’s life.
Fictional Narrative
•It is a narrative taken
from the author’s
imagination.
Elements of a narrative text
1. Setting
2. Character
3. Mood
4. Theme
5. Time Order
Setting
•The time, place, and culture
used in wring the article.
Example:
“Once upon a time in far away land”
Characters
•These are the people or any
animated objects in narrative
which add life to it.
Example:
Aladin JasminAbu Jaffar
Mood
•The words used by the writer
to develop the atmosphere of
the narrative.
Example:
“She answered me in a loud roaring voice”
Theme
•The insights about life

Example:
From the story Cinderella: “Courage and
perseverance”
Time Order
•The plot of the story.

Example:
From the beginning to the end of the story.
 Activity 2 (NARRATIVE TEXT)
Title of the Narrative Text: ____________________
Type of Narrative text: ________________________
Elements of the Narrative Text
Setting: ____________________________________
Characters: _________________________________
Mood: ______________________________________
Theme: _____________________________________
Time Order:
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