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Narrative Texts

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  A. The definition of narrative text Narrative text is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is the narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate the narrative through a process narration. B. The purpose of narrative text The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story. C. Generic Structures of Narrative Text 1) Orientation Sets the scene: where and when the story happened and introduces the participants of the story: who and what is involved in the story. 2) Complication Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participants. 3) Resolution The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic) ending 4) Re-orientation/Coda This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists of a moral lesson, advice or teaching from the writer...

Biography of Ki Hajar Dewantara

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Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat (EYD: Suwardi Suryaningrat); from 1922 also known as Ki Hadjar Dewantara (EYD: Ki Hajar Dewantara), which is also written as Ki Hajar Dewantoro to reflect its Javanese sounds (2 May 1889 in Pakualaman – 26 April 1959 in Yogyakarta), was a leading Indonesian independence movement activist, writer, columnist, politician, and pioneer of education for native Indonesians in Dutch colonial times. He founded the Taman Siswa school, an institution that provided education for indigenous commoners, which otherwise was limited to the Javanese aristocracy and the Dutch colonials. Early life Soewardi was born in the Javanese aristocracy, his family belonged to the royal house of Pakualaman. He was one of Prince Paku Alam III's grandsons through his father, GPH Soerjaningrat. Thanks to his family's priyayi (Javanese nobility) background, he was able to access the colonial public education, a luxury that was unattainable by most of common populatio...

Vanity, What is thy price? ✨

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A. Vanity Text, What Is Thy Price Narrator: Madame Loise was pretty girl born into poor family. She had no expectation and she felt so trapped by her situation that she married a little clerkin agoverment office. Her tastes were simple because she had never been able to afford any other, but she was as unhappy as though she had married beneath her status; for women have no caste and class, their beauty, grace, and charm serving them for birth or family. She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its bare walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains. Scene 1 MONSIEUR LOISEL: Sweetheart, I have a surprise for you. MADAME LOISEL: Really, what is the surprise? MONSIEUR LOISEL: See for yourself. (He place the invitation on the table.) Swiftly she tears open the envelop and draws out a printed car and reads out. “The Minister and Madame Ramponneau request the pleasure of the company of Monsieur and Madame Loi...

HOPES AND DREAMS

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Assalamualaikum Akhi And Ukhti, in this blog, I will explain about my hope and dream in the speech text. After reading the Hopes and Dreams speech by Soekarno : Take a moment to think why hopes and dreams are necessary for success in life. It is said that those who do not hope and dream, do nothing in life. Write down why it is so in the comment below! yes I agree and like what is discussed by ir Soekarno, because it has a very deep meaning. if we don't have dreams or hope, we won't be able to do anything in our lives, or our lives will be meaningless. And the way people achieve that dream is different from us or others.  If you were given a chance to give a speech in front of all the presidents and prime ministers of the world, what would you talk about? Discuss in details.record your speech. publish it and the video in you blog! I will talk about my hope or dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur. and I will talk about how I can achieve my hope or dream. Spee...

STOP BULLYING

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Bullying is an action or behavior that is done by hurting physically, verbally or emotionally / psychologically by a person or group who feels stronger against a victim who is weaker physically or mentally repeatedly without any resistance with the aim of making the victim suffer. Bullying behavior involves unbalanced strength and power, so that the victim is in a state of being unable to defend themselves effectively against the negative actions they receive. Bullying has long-term and short-term effects on victims of bullying.  The short-term effects of bullying are depression due to bullying, decreased interest in doing school assignments given by the teacher, and decreased interest in participating in school activities.  Meanwhile, the long-term consequences of this oppression such as having difficulty in establishing good relationships with the opposite sex, always having anxiety about getting unpleasant treatment from their peers (Berthold and Hoover, 2000). ...

Narrative Text

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Definition   A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people Purpose   The purpose of narrative text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story Generic Structures: -Orientation  It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced. -Complication Where the problems in the story developed -Resolution: Where the problems in the story is solved -Coda / Reorientation Lesson from the story -Language Features Past tense Adverb of time Specific character Action verbs Direct speech -Types of Narrative Text Fable Personal Experience Fairy Tale Myth and Legend Science Fiction Example of Narrative Text: Cinderella Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step mother and two step sisters. The step mother and her two daughters didn’t like Cinderella. They treated Cincerella very bad. Cinderella usually did the hardest works in the house; such as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan...

The Enchanted Fish🐟✨

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There once a was a fisherman who lives with his wife in a small hut close by the seaside. The fisherman used to go fishing every day. One day, as he sat in his boat with his rod, suddenly he caught a huge fish. But the fish could talk and asked to release. The fisherman threw it back because he didn't want to hurt a talking fish. When he went home, he told her everything that had happened. But his wife asked him to meet the fish and wanted a nice cozy cottage. He wasn't sure, but he still went to the seashore and asked his plea. The fish immediately came swimming to him and asked what his wife wanted. The fish asked him to go home and said she was already in the cottage. Then one day, his wife said that there was not enough room in this cottage, went back to the fish and told him to make his wife an emperor. With a heavy heart, he went to the middle of the sea and asked his plea. And the fish asked he went home and said she was an emperor already. And there were hap...