KD 3.7 – 4.

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CHAPTER 7
3.7 Membandingkan fungsi sosial,
struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan 4.7 Menangkap makna secara kontekstual
beberapa teks naratif lisan dan tulis terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan
dengan memberi dan meminta unsur kebahasaan teks naratif, lisan
informasi terkait fairytales, pendek dan tulis, sangat pendek dan
dan sederhana, sesuai dengan sederhana, terkait fairytales
konteks penggunaannya

NARRATIVE TEXT
Activity 1.
Read the texts below

Text 1.
The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at
the turtle for being so slow.
Much to the rabbit’s surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit
thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the
umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just
like everyone thought.
The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He
was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. All this time the turtle kept
walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just
kept going.
However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could
not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle
there waiting for him.
* Never underestimate the weakest opponent

Text 2.

Cinderella

Once upon time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella. She lived with her
stepsisters and stepmother. They were very bossy. She had to do all the housework.
One day an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsisters did not let
her go, so Cinderella was very sad. The stepsisters went to the ball without her.
Fortunately, the good fairly came and helped her to get to the ball. At the ball,
Cinderella danced with the prince. The prince felt in love with her then he married
her. They live happily ever after.
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KNOWLEDGE

 Definition of Narrative Text

A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people

“Teks narasi adalah cerita imaginatif yang bertujuan menghibur orang”

 Purpose of Narrative Text

The Purpose of Narrative Text is to entertain or amuse the reader or listener.
“Tujuan dasar dari text narasi adalah untuk menghibur dan menarik minat pembaca
dengan menyajikan cerita atau peristiwa yang memiliki masalah yang menimbulkan
konflik dan pada akhir cerita ada resolusinya atau akhir yang bahagia atau bahkan
menyedihkan”

 Generic Structure of Narrative Text

 Orientation: It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are
introduced. (who, where, when)
“Berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu terjadinya cerita - siapa atau apa,
kapan dan dimana”
 Complication: Where the problems in the story developed.
“Permasalahan muncul / mulai terjadi dan berkembang”
 Resolution: Where the problems in the story is solved.
“Masalah selesai, secara baik “happy ending” ataupun buruk “bad ending”
 Coda / reorientation (optional) – lesson from the story.
“Pesan moral dari cerita tersebut” (Biasanya didalam Narrative Text terdapat pesan
moral yang bisa kita pelajari”)

 The Characteristics / Language Feature of Narrative Text:

 Fokus pada satu tokoh atau pelaku dan biasanya individual sehingga biasanya
menggunakan kata ganti seperti “I, we, she, he”.
 Menggunakan Past tense (killed, drunk, etc) - baik itu simple past tense, past
continuous, maupun bentuk past tense lainnya.
 Menggunakan Adverb of time (Once upun a time, one day, etc)
 Menggunakan Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)
 Menggunakan Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc)

 There are many types of narrative. They can be imaginary, factual or a combination of
both. They may include fairy stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances, horror
stories, adventure stories, fables, myths and legends, historical narratives, ballads, slice
of life, personal experience.
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The example of generic structure of Narrative text:

The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run.
Orientation
He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow.
Much to the rabbit’s surprise, the turtle challenged him to a
race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the
challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race
began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone
thought.
Complication
The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the
turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and
take a short nap. All this time the turtle kept walking step by step
by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just
kept going.
However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and
woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full- Resolution
speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.

 Analyze the generic structure of Cinderella’s story from the text 2 and translate into
Indonesian and find the moral value of the text

Activity 2.
Read the following texts and answer the questions

The Legend of Lake Batur

A long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant- like creature named Kbo
Iwo. The people of Bali used to say that Kbo Iwo was everything, a destroyer as well as
a creator. He was satisfied with the meal, but this meant for the Balinese people enough
food for a thousand men.
Difficulties arose when for the first time the barns were almost empty and the
new harvest was still a long way off. This made Kbo Iwo wild with great anger. In his
hunger, he destroyed all the houses and even all the temples. It made the Balinese turn
to rage. So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by using his
stupidity.
They asked Kbo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses
and temples he had destroyed. After they fed Kbo Iwo, he began to dig a deep hole.
One day he had eaten too much, he fell asleep in the hole. The oldest man in the village
gave a sign, and the villagers began to throw the limestone they had collected before
into the hole. The limestone made the water inside the hole boiling. Kbo Iwo was buried
alive. Then the water in the well rose higher and higher until at last it overflowed and
formed Lake Batur. The mound of earth dug from the well by Kbo Iwo is known as
Mount Batur.

Questions:
1. What was Kbo Iwo?
2. What is meant by a destroyer as well as a creator?
3. What made him satis ed?
4. What had caused Kbo Iwo’s anger?
5. Why did the Balinese turn to rage?
6. How did the Balinese oppose this powerful giant?
7. What did they ask Kbo Iwo to do?
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8. How could he fall asleep in the hole?
9. Where did the Balinese throw the limestone?
10. What happened then?

The Chipmunk That Ran Away

Once upon a time, there was a nervous little chipmunk. She was always afraid that
something bad happened to her.
One day, she heard a little noise. It was really only an apple that fell to the ground.
But the little Chipmunk was afraid and said “The sky is falling in.” Then she ran away as
fast as she could go.
Soon she met an old brother Chipmunk, who asked, “Where are you running to,
little Chipmunk?”
And the little Chipmunk answered, “The sky is falling in, and I am running away.”
“The sky is falling in?” said the old brother Chipmunk. And he told the story to his
brother chipmunk, until at last there were a hundred brother Chipmunks shouting, ”The sky
is falling in.”
Soon the larger animals heard what the Chipmunks were saying. The Deer, the
Sheep, the Pig, the Camel, the Tiger, and the Elephant began to say, “The sky is falling
in.”
Then the wise Lion heard all the noise and wanted to know what was happening.
He stopped all the animals and asked, “What are you saying?” The brother Chipmunks
said, “Oh we heard it from that little Chipmunk!” And the Lion said, “Little Chipmunk, what
made you say that the sky was falling in?” And the little Chipmunk said, “I saw it there near
the tree.” “Well,” said the Lion, “Come with me and I will show you how something”. “Now
get on my back.” The Lion took her on his back, and asked the animals to stay where they
were until they returned. Then he showed the little Chipmunk that the apple had fallen to
the ground. This made the noise that had made her afraid. The little Chipmunk said, “Oh, I
see. The sky is not falling in.” The Lion said, “Let’s go back and tell the other animals.” So
they went back. At last all the animals knew that the sky was not falling in.

Questions:
1. What did the little Chipmunk hear one day?
2. What did the little Chipmunk think the noise was?
3. What did she do then? Did she meet the older brother Chipmunk?
4. What did the little Chipmunk say?
5. Did the old brother Chipmunk believe her? How do you know?
6. Did the other animals believe her? How do you know?
7. Did the Lion believe her? How do you know?
8. What did the Lion do to show the little Chipmunk that the sky was not falling
in?
9. What did the Lion ask the other animals to do?
10. What did the little Chipmunk learn at last?

Activity 3.

KD 4.7 – WRITE A SHORT STORY OF NARRATIVE TEXT

Orientation:
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Complication:
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Resolution:
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