Thursday, March 24, 2011

Exploring Narrative Text



Hello, Dearest Students... :)
What you know about narrative?
Well, now we are learn about Narrative..

Narrative is an account of a sequence of events, usually in chronological order. Relating to kinds of text, narrative is a text which retells the story or previous experiences. The purpose of the text is to entertain or amuse readers or listeners about the story.
Narrative is basically story and within this, story telling, there are many kinds of narrative - comedy, mystery, romance, horror are some of the commoner types. A poem can also be a narrative if it tells a story rather than just describing something.
By using sensory details, the five Ws and H (who, what, where, when, why, and how), and basic story structure, any subject can be made exciting common forms of narrative text which are studied in high school are:

Legend
What is legend? A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history. Typically, a legend is a short, traditional and historicized narrative performed in a conversational mode. Some define legend as folktale. The example of legend in narrative text are
Fable
What is fabel? A fabel is a short allegorical narrative making a moral point, traditionally by means of animal characters who speak and act like human beings. The example of fable in narrative text are:
Fairy tale
What is fairy tale? According to Wikipedia, fairy tale is an English language term for a type of short narrative. A fairy tale typically features such folkloric characters as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. The example of fairy tale in narrative text are:
Science fiction
What is science fiction? Science fiction is fiction based upon some imagined development of science, or upon the extrapolation of a tendency in society. Science fiction is that class of prose narrative treating of a situation that could not arise in the world we know. Some examples of science fiction are:
  • To the Moon from the Earth by Jules Verne
  • Starship Trooper by Robert Heinlein
  • A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
 source : http://understandingtext.blogspot.com


This is structure of
narrative writing


Goal:
Narrative writing tells a story or part of a story.
Characteristics:
The general characteristics of narrative writing include:
·         plot structure
o    introduction
o    rising action
o    climax
o    falling action
o    resolution
·         conflict
·         characterization
·         setting
·         theme
·         point of view
·         sequencing
·         transitions
Uses:
Narrative writing appears in and is not limited to novels, short stories, biographies, autobiographies, historical accounts, essays, and poems.
........and for your exercises:
  • Write a story about the best celebration you have ever had; tell why this is your favorite. 
  • Find an example of a narrative; explain the elements that make this a good example.


Do your exercises and please submit your work to my e-mail: ariniresdwita@gmail.com


Due data is a week from now.


Good luck and do your best :)  

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