A. Description of Narrative Writing
Often, the word narrative is synonymous with story. A narrative is the
story (Fiction or Non-fiction) told and the oder in which it is told.
Sometimes, there is a narrator, a character or series of characters, who tell the
story. Sometimes, as with non fiction, the author himself/herself in the
narrator.
Generally, writing about an event in a personal way. Narrative writing is
a style of writing in which a story is told a particular point of view. It is
gerally fictional prose, though there some narrative poems. Essentially, a
narrative tells a story. In this respect differs from, say, introsepctive
writing. Writing that tells a story. And also Narrative means story or plot,
usually opposed to dialogue/ speech by the characters involved in the story.
Narrative a story or account of events.
The definiton of Narrative is a
text to entertain the reader with a story that deals with complications or
problematic events which lead to a crisis and in turn find resolution.
The generic
structure of Narrative are :
1. Orientation ( sets the scene and introduces the participants).
2. Complication (a crisis arises)
3. Resolution (the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse).
4. Coda ( conclusion)
The language
Features of Narrative are :
1.
Using processes verb, like : tell, says,
narrates
2.
Using temporal conjunction : cronological order
3.
Using simple past tense
B. How to differ narrative writing from
other writing genres
Narrative is a text to amuse,
entertain and deal with actual or vacarious experience in different ways.
Narrative deal with problematic event which lead to a crisis or turning point
of some kind, which in turn finds resolution. Because narrative is a text
focusing some specific participants that have several structural features it is
making different from other genre.
C. The Steps to Make Narrative Writing
A good narration tell a story in an interesting way by adding elements of
suspense so that the readers will want to know how the story will turn out. The
word narrative means a story, so narrative is where you tell a story, meaning a
fiction piece of work a short story.
The first steps we
must pick up the Idea to deliver
Example
: My
Achievement and Failure in Elementary School
The second steps
we must develop into a complete sentence make sure your story is organized. You
can do this by using cronological order. The beggining will set the scene for
the story, the middle should tell the story, and the end should bring the story
to a conclusion. You can also tell a narrative story from a first person or
second person and third person. In develop sentence there are some steps, like
:
1. To make narrative writing we must
determine orientation of
generic structure narrative. Orientation
is sets the scene and introduces the
participants. An orientation in which the narrator tells the audience about :
1. Who is in the story
2.
Where the action
happening
3.
When the story is taking place
Example :
When I was in Elementary School I am included good student in class.
Because almost every semester (quarterly) I got a rank between one two and
three, but it happened when I was in grades three until six. In
class one and two I only got rank between three until
eight. At that I never thought I
could got rank one. Starting from that moment I often got rank one.
2. We must establish complication or tells the beggining of the problem which
leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participant.
Example :
Of course, it is not easy to got rangked first, because I must to figth hard, study hard and I also compete with my classmates who named Pipin Lestari and Agung Handoko. They are Including good student in class. Especially Agung Handoko he is male students are very cleaver. Because the results of my hard work I can be like they are always were rated. Although, sometimes it was ranked among the three of us took turns. But we always became good friends. At the time I remeber when I rose to fifth grade I was appointed to follow a race which quiz competitions and I was appointed to represent the quiz competitions Natural Science subject. I became keen learn and be guided by a mentor teacher Natural Science. So can win the race to the provincial level. At the home I also continue to practice and learn until the day of the race arrived. The first day of competitions was held at the village. At the time the race went smoothly and I was able to get through it well. After two days of competitions held at the village level. supervising teacher of Natural Science lesson tells me that I qualified for the district level do not think became with it. Even then be very pleasent news at that time. But when the race was held district level I did not manage to win the race I just got 2 champion. Because my oppenet is much more cleaver and lucky. I became lost and can only last up to district level. That's my failure when I follow the quiz competitions despite failing but still be an honor because I can follow the race and managed to get two champion.
3. Determine resolution of
complication or problem in the story. Resolution is showing the way of
participant to solve the crises, better or worse. The end can be open or close
ended. Open endeded is conclusion that depends on the perception of the readers.
Whereas, close ended is an end of a story in which the conclusion is clearly
stated.
Example :
I kept
trying to study hard in order to become even more and may have the opportunity
to be a winner.
4. Establish coda or which summarized the point of the story and moral
massage we may get.
Example :
To be achieving
students that requires passion and hard work for the objectives to be achieved
with either. If we fail do not despair keep trying to be able to achieve a
success.
The last steps
is make sure you stay on the target of your story. Do you want to entertain,
inform or give an emotion and when you are though writing you narrative story
be sure to revise or edit.
D. Determine Topic Sentence of The Narrative Bellow
My Achievement and Failure in
Elementary School
When I was in Elementary School I am included good student in class. Because almost every semester (quarterly) I got a rank between one two and three, but it happened when I was in grades three until six. In class one and two I only got rank between three until
eight. At that I never thought I could got rank one. Starting from that moment
I often got rank one.
Of course, it is not easy to got rangked first, because I must to
figth hard, study hard and I also compete with my classmates who named
Pipin Lestari and Agung Handoko. They are
Including good student in class. Especially Agung Handoko he is male students
are very cleaver. Because the results of my hard work I can be like they are
always were rated. Although, sometimes it was ranked among the three of
us took turns. But we always became good friends. At the time I remeber
when I rose to fifth grade I was appointed to follow a race which quiz
competitions and I was appointed to represent the quiz competitions Natural Science
subject. I became keen learn and be guided by a mentor teacher Natural Science.
So can win the race to the provincial level. At the home I also continue to
practice and learn until the day of the race arrived. The first day of
competitions was held at the village. At the time the race went smoothly and
I was able to get through it well. After two days of competitions
held at the village level. supervising teacher of Natural Science lesson tells
me that I qualified for the district level do not think became with it. Even
then be very pleasent news at that time. But when the race was held district
level I did not manage to win the race I just got 2 champion. Because my
oppenet is much more cleaver and lucky. I became lost and can only last up to
district level. That's my failure when I follow the quiz competitions despite
failing but still be an honor because I can follow the race and managed to get
two champion.
I kept trying to study hard in
order to become even more and may have the opportunity to be a winner.
To be achieving students that
requires passion and hard work for the objectives to be achieved with either.
If we fail do not despair keep trying to be able to achieve a success.
The
underline word and pink colour is topic sentence. Why I called it sentence as
topic sentence because usually topic sentence is in the first sentence in a
paragraph. The underline word and pink colour included main idea of paragraph
because topic sentence it introduces the main idea of paragraph.
Note
: This is the topic sentence of paragraph above.
Topic Sentence
|
Reason
|
When I was in
Elementary School I included good student in class.
|
Because topic sentence is the
first sentence in paragraph and it introduce the main idea of the paragraph
one.
|
It is not easy to got
rangked first, because I must to figth hard, study hard and I also
compete with my classmates who named Pipin Lestari and Agung Handoko.
|
Because that sentence is main
idea of paragraph two and tell about not easy to got rangked
|
