Assignment 2 : Narrative

Name     :  Angelina Savera

Class      :  XI IA 5

Number  :  3

Definition ( Social Function )
to entertain, to amuse, the reader with a story that deals with complications or problematic events which lead to a crisis and in turn finds a resolution

Generic Structure

• Orientation :  Sets the scene: where and when the story happened introduces the participant of the story: who and what is involved in the story
• Complication : Tells the beginning of the problem which leads to the crisis ( climax ) of the main participants
• Resolution : the problem ( the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad ( tragic) ending
• Re-orientation : this is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consist of a moral lesson, advice or teaching from  the writer 

Languange Features

    

1. Nouns: travelers, bundles, tree, road, etc
2. Pronoun : they, their, its , it, etc
3. Noun phrases : the dusty and road, a big old tree, etc
4. Time connectives and conjunction : one day, a week, later, than, a long, a long time ago, when, etc.
5. Adverb anf adverbial phrases: angrily, in horror, etc.
6. Material processes: ( action verb): arrived, ate, went, laughed, etc.
7. Verbal processes: ( saying verb): asked     

Example of Narrative

Situ Bagendit

Folklore from West Java

Nyai Bagendit was a widow. She was the richest person in the village. She had a very big house fill with a lot of jewellery. She also had many servants working for her. Nyai Bagendit was also known for her bad attitude. She did not like to help others.

Whenever the villagers needed some money, they borrowed the money from her. However, when they returned it, the villager had to pay double. If they were not able to return the debt, Nyi Bagedit would ask her servants to take the villagers belongings. Nyai Bagendit also hated beggars. She thought that beggars were lazy people. She never felt sorry to any beggars coming to her house.

So when the old beggar came to her house, Nyai Bagendit immediately to ask her to go.

"Go away you lazy old woman! Go out of my house!"

"Please, Nyai, give me some money or just give me some food. I'm so hungry," said the beggar.

"Food? You asked for food? This is my house not a restaurant. Go now! I dont want to see you here! Nyai Bagendit then threw a stone to the old beggar."

The old beggar was very sad.

She then said, "Nyai Bagedit, I know you are the riches person in this village. You have anything but you never help other people. You are not grateful to God. Wait for the punishment from God. You will be punished!"

The old beggar then left Nyai Bagedit's house.

"Ha ha ha! You are right. I'm the richest person here. So no one can punnish me, not even God can punish me!" Nyai Bagendit was very arrogant.

Nyai Bagendit then went back to her big house. Not long after that, an earhquake happened. Her house fell down. Nyai Bagendit cried for help.

"Help me! Somebody please help me!" But nobody listened her crying for help.

Nobody in the village felt the earthquake. amazingly, the earthquake only happened in Nyai Bagendit's house. The land was opened. It was so big that the entire Nyai Bagendit's house, and all her wealth were gone.

The villagers just wathes what happened to Nyai Bagendit and her house. They were amazed. They knew that God punished Nyai Bagendit for behaving badly and never helped other people.

Slowly, the place where Nyai Bagedit's house stood became lake. Since then, people named the lake as Situ Bagendit It means Lake of Bagendit.***

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