Narrative Text

                                                        Never heard his story of Snow White, Cinderella, Pinocchio, etc.                                                        earlier story is part of the narrative text 

  As the picture on the side.

          Narrative text is text fiction or illusion. As tale. Narrative text is to tell something in the past. The purpose is to entertaining, created/stimulated, motivated, guide & teach.

The generic structure of the narrative text :

-   Orientation                                  :  The setting of the story. The starting point of a narrative story to make readers understand what the story talking about. Describing the main character of the story.( it answers the question : who, what, when, and where )

-   Complication                               :  The problem raises in the story. It usually involves the main characters.

-   Resolution                                   :  The thing happens after the problem raises. Main character find a way to solve the problem.

Kind of Narrative Text :

-   Legend                                        :  Malin Kundang, Lake Toba

-   Fairy Tale                                    :  Snow White, Cinderella

-   Horror                                         :  The Wall, House of the death

Example text :

Cinderella

Orientation                                              Once upon a time there was a young girl named Cinderella. Who lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters.

Complication                                           One day the two stepsisters received an invitation to a ball that the king's son was going to give at the palace. They were excited about this and spent so much time choosing the dresses they would wear……………

Resolution                                                Magically, the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a fine coach and mice into a coachman and two footmen. Her godmother tapped Cinderella's ragged dress with her wand, and it became a beautiful ball gown……..       

                                                            Finally she was driven to the palace. The king's son was overjoyed                                                                 see her again. They were married and lived happily ever after.