NARRATIVE TEXT

A Narrative tells a story and teach us about someone else's experience.
A Narrative is mainly used to entertain/amuse the audience.
A Narrative consists of several parts :
* ORIENTATION
 This is the beginning of the story where everything is established.(who,what,when,where).
This part introduces characters and / or sets the scene.
* COMPLICATION
This is the problem that causes the story, to start. Why did the events occur,the way that they did. In this part, the main character is faced to a problem.
* SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Where the characters react to the complication.
* RESOLUTION
This is where the complication( or problem ) is solved.This part tells how the problem is resolved, for better or worse.
* CODA
This is optional step that provides a comment or moral based on what has been learned from the story.
THE PURPOSE OF NARRATIVE
Other than providing entertainment can be to make the audience think about an issue teach then a lesson or engage their emotion.
The example of narrative text:


THE ANT AND THE DOVE
ORIENTATION : One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring.
COMPLICATION 1 : To reach the spring she had to climb up blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water.
RESOLUTION 1 : She could have drowned if a dove up nearby tree had not helped her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the water near struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon, it carried her safely to dry ground.
COMPLICATION 2 : Just as that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it.
RESOLUTION 2 :
Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. Quickly, the dove flied away to safety.

Answer the questions based on the text above.
1. What did the dove do to save the ant?
2. What did the hunter do to the dove?
3. What is the purpose of the text?
4. What can we learn from the story?
5. "..............,she came to a spring." What does the underlined word mean?
6. "Soon, it carried her safely........" What does the underlined word mean?
7. "...............the  dove quickly plucked a leaf..........."(paragraph 3) What does the underlined word mean ?
             a. pull something   b. push something    c. put something     d. prick on something