English Narrative Text

Narrative Text
Narrative text tells  an imaginary story but the story maybe based on fact.The purpose of the narrative text is to entertain the readers.
                Social Function
To amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in diferrent ways.Narrative deal with problematic events wich lead to a crisis or turning point of some kid, wich in turn finds a resolution.
                Generic Structure
·         Orientation
The opening of a story sets the mood by defining the setting, time, main, character, and other information to give the reader an ‘orientation’ or starting point.
·         Complication
This is the main body of the story.It outlines an event or sequence of events that leads the characters into a complication (confilct arises)
·         Resolution
The crisis is resolved, for better or for worse
·         Re-orientation
Optional
Significant Features
1.       Focus on specific and usually individualized participants.
2.       Use of material processes.
3.       Use of relational and mental processes.
4.       Use of temporal conjunctions and temporal circumtances.
5.       Use of past tense
Example for Narrative Text

A Stupid Man and His Cows

One day, a stupid man went to market. He bought six cows. After that, he rode one cow home and made the others walk in front of him. On the way he counted them, but he could only see five cows. He counted them again and again. He was certain that he had lost one. He was afraid that he would be scolded by his wife.

His wife was waiting for him in front of their house. As soon as he saw her, he said sadly that he had lost one of their cows. He did not know how it could happen. He was very careful.


Then, his wife asked him how many cows he bought. The stupid man answered that he bought six cows. However, he could only see five of them. His wife looked at him and laughed. She said that he was very stupid. There was not one cow less. There was one more.




Goldilocks And The Three Bears

One upon a time, there lived a little girl named goldilocks. She had golden hair. She was pretty and cute. She Lived with her mother. One day she went into a forest. She was lost there. 

She found a little hut. She knocked and, when no one answer. She walkied right in. 

On the table in the kitchen, there are three bowls of porrige, Goldilocks was hungry. She tasted the porrige from the first porrige, " yeaks, the taste is salty" she exchomed. So she tasted the second porrige," uh, this porrige taste is sweety" she said. So, the taste the last porrige," ahh, this porrige just right it, she said happily and she ate all up. 

After full eaten the porrige. She was felt tired. So, she walked into the living room. In the living room, she saw three chairs. Goldilocks sit in the first chair to rest her feets," this chair is too high" she exchomed. So she sit in the second chair, "hmm, this chair, is too softness!" she said. She tried the last and smallest chair, "ahh, this chair is just right." she said. But just as she sit down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces!

Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstrairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the first bed, but is was to hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay down in the thrid bed. It was just right. And Goldilocks fell asleep.

The three bears came home to rest and the will eat porrige. At the kitchen, it was so suprise," Someone have been eating my porrige" jroweld the father bear. " Someone have been eating my porrige too" Said mother bear. "Someone have been eating my porrige and eat all up" say the baby bear.

The three bears went into the living room to take rest. In the living room, papa bear groweled " Someone have been sitting in my chair"." Someone have been sitting in my chair" Said mama bear. " Someone have been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces " cried the baby bear.

They decided to look around some more and when they go upstairs to the bedroom, papa bear groweled " someone have been sleeping in my bed ". " Someone have been sleeping in my bed too" said mama bear. " Someone have been sleeping in my bed, and she's still there!" said baby bear. Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears. She screames, " Help! "

And she jumped up and ran out of the room. Goldilocks ran down the stairs. opened the door, and ran away into the forest. And never returned to the hut of the three bears.


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