Example Narrative Text Fable

A. Definition       

 A narrative is a text that tells a story and entertains the audience.     (narattive adalah teks yang menceritakan sebuah cerita dan menghibur para pembaca)

B. The Purpose of a Narrative

     That is to entertain or amuse the readers. (menghibur pembaca)

C. Generic Structure

    1. Orientation

         (Open the story about What, Who, Where, When the story begins)

    2. Complication

        (There are the problems to be solved by the persons in the story)

    3. Resolution 

        ( Solutions form the problem)

    4. Reorientation 

        (The feeling of ending story. It can be happy, sad, confuse ending)

 

D. Example Narrative Text (Contoh Narrative Text)

Kancil and An Elephant

Once upon a time, there lived a clever deer named Kancil. Kancil lived in the jungle , besides Kancil was smart animal, many animals knew Kancil could solve many problems. They loved Kancil because he is very helpful.

One day, Kancil was looking for food at the forest. It was dry season, so that the foods were reduced in the forest. Kancil walked so far to find the food under the heat of sun.  Because there was a hot sunny day,  Kancil felt thirsty and  he found a well.  When he drank  the water, suddenly Kancil was fallen  into the well. It is very deep well, Kancil could not come out to the land again.

"I will die in here, anybody help me?" screamed Kancil.

Noone heard Kancil's screaming. He felt cold because of water in the well.

"Help.... Help... Help me, Please...!" screamed Kancil again.

For  along time, there was no one who heard Kancil.   He felt so sad because he was trapped in the well. Fortunately, there was an elephant that wanted to drink.

"Hello Mr. Elephant," asked Kancil.

"Why are in the well?" asked Mr. Elephant surprisingly.

Kancil thought hard to make him went out the well.

"The world will be doomsday, so I hide in here," answered Kancil.

"Really? I don't want to die... Oh My God..." screamed Elephant.

"Follow me here, Mr." asked Kancil.

So, Elephant came into the well. So that, he came out to the land by climbing the Elephant's body. How a clever Kancil was. He could come out of the well. Then, Kancil helped Elephant to come out from the well by climbing by his trunk.

Recount Text and Example of Recount Text

•  Definition

  Recount text is one of the genre of the texts  that tells about the experiences  or events in the past. The writer retells his/her events in chronological order.
  

  Purpose of Recount Text

  To re-tell about past experience in chronological order.
  
  

  Generic Structure of Recount Text:

  1.  Orientation  (tells about  the introduction of the story with what, who, where, when, etc)
  2. Events : Event 1, event 2, event 3, etc. (tells about the event or what the writer do when the experience  happened)
  3. Re orientation (Even this is optional, but in this part will tell the feeling of the writer, such as happy, excited, etc,)
  
  

  Linguistic Features  of Recount Text: 

  1. Using Simple Past Tense (S+V2) / (S + to be + Adj/Noun/adverb)
  2. Using Chronological connection, such as one day, last holiday, last week, then, after that, first, finally, etc.)
  3. Using linking verb ( was, were,  etc)
  4. Using action verb ( went, brought, walked, bought, etc.)
  
  

  Example  of Recount Text: 

  
  

  Nice Holiday in Jogjakarta

  
   Last year, my family and I went to Jogjakarta.  It is very beautiful and quiet place and it is near from our town. We went there at 08.00 a.m. by car.  My father drove the car and we talked each other. We would go Parangtitis beach. It is located in Bantul Regency.
  
  Then, we arrived Parangtitis at 10.00 and there were many visitors there. The beach was very crowded,  but we enjoyed playing the wave. My father played with me to make castle sand.  Therefore, my mother prepared our lunch that we had been bought from our home and my sister helped her.
  
  After that, the day was sunny. Before we went back home, we decided to buy gifts on the Malioboro Street. There were many souvenirs. I bought many pencils and my mother bought many batik there.
  
  Finally, it was about 05.00 p.m. we went back home. We sang a song together in the car. We were very happy and enjoyed the moments. It would be the beautiful experiences with my family.
  
  
  Well.. there is the explanation about recount text about. Hopefully, it will help you to find example of recount text.
  

Purpose of the Text

What is the purpose of the text?
Every text has a purpose to make  the reader know the objective or aim of the text. There are many kinds of genre of the texts. They are narrative text , recount text, report text,  descriptive text, procedure text,  spoof, anecdote, discussion of the text, etc. For the many genres, there are many different purposes of the text.

A text has purposed to make a reader catches the aim of the text.There are many written text that is not following the purpose of the text. Because of without purpose, it can be called bad text. The reader will be confused in reading this text.  And actually, it can make the reader difficult searching the information of the text.  The text will be ambiguous that has many different information.

The following description, there are the purposes of the text;

The purpose of narrative text        : to entertain or amuse the readers or listeners.
The purpose of recount  text        : to retell the past event or past experience in chronological sequence.
The purpose of report text             : to describe something in general.
The purpose of  descriptive          : to describe a particular thing. It can be places, things, or person.
The purpose of  procedure            : to explain / tell how to make something, to explain the way or process making  and using something or certain devices.
The purpose of  news item            : to inform the readers or listeners of the events in details, for example  of something that was happened such as accidents or incident.
The purpose of  explanation           :   to explain the readers to understand the processes of something happen, such as the cultural phenomena or social, etc.
The purpose of  analytical exposition :   to put forward a viewpoint about something.
The purpose of  hortatory exposition :   to persuade the readers to agree with the point of view from writer.
The purpose of  discussion                 : to give arguments or opinions from issue and point of views.
 The purpose of  announcement          : to announce or give a formal written notice of certain events or activity
The purpose of  letter                            : to give information about something or to use communication tools through written symbols
The purpose of advertisement            : to advertise a product or to promote an idea to persuade the reader to buy or use the products.


The purpose  of the text is very important in the text. If there is a text that is not mentioned the kind of the text, and we will know the name of the text based of the contents that is followed by the purpose. Example, Abi writes a story about their experience when He went to Lombok last holiday,  suddenly the teacher asked about the type of the text. So that, from reading Abi's story other students could answer that is a recount text because Abi told about his experience in the past. As we know that the purpose of recount text is retell the past event or past experience in chronological sequence.

Well... The texts have their own purposes, they are not only giving information, but also give the purpose  to the reader. The written text are not just the line of words or phrase, it includes the meaning that makes the reader take the conclusion.

 Regard,


Miss Tita

What is a Text in English?

   a.  Definition

As we know that text is something that can be read. Generally, a text is a combination of paragraphs that represents an extended unit of speech. We create a written or spoken language  to explain a topics for particular  purpose.

     b.     Kinds of Text

There are many kinds of text. Text can be divided into different text types. Each text types has a typical structure that can be recognized by users of our language system. Text types are used by speakers and writers to communicate for a particular purpose.  

There are the kinds of genre of the text:

1.      Narrative Text

2.      Recount Text

3.      Discussion Text

4.      Procedure Text

5.      Analytical Exposition  Text

6.      Hortatory Exposition Text

7.      Descriptive Text

8.      Report Text

9.      Spoof Text

10.  Anecdote

11.  News Items

12.  Review Text

13.  Explanation Text

Application Letter

        If you want to get a new job, the important thing to do first is ‘writing an application letters’. Application letters have same meaning with ‘cover letters’. Application letters are written text that write formally in one page (A4) to apply a job or academic programs. And, have you ever think, "How to write application letters?" Let's check tips of making Cover letter!

Tips making Application Letters

1.      Write in one page (A4).

2.      Don’t write too long, you should write to the point.

3.      Write a message clearly, don’t bit a buzz! Because, there are many applicants who also write cove letters for getting the one position, so the reader just needs short time to read your letters.

4.      Using sender’s address, recipient’s address, and date.

5.      Using correct grammar and good language.

6.      Make sure, your letters attract your future boss.

7.      Fill the purpose and reason why you apply the vacancy.

 

Cover letters/ application Letters Consist of:

1.      Introduction

2.      Motivation (the reason for applying the position)

3.      Requirements ( How high your motivation to reach the position that stated in the advertisement)

4.      Conclusion

Example of Application Letters/Cover letters