NARRATIVE
TEXT
A Concept Map & Summary
By Sylmina C.S., [Link].
INTRODUCTION
I. SOCIAL FUNCTION
Simply put, a narrative text is a type of
text that tells a story or describes a
sequence of events. The purpose of a
narrative text is to entertain or amuse
the reader by presenting a series of
events in a coherent and engaging way.
II. STRUCTURES
ORIENTATION COMPLICATION CLIMAX
(Introduction) (Events & problems) (Peak conflict)
RESOLUTION REORIENTATION
(How the story ends) (Moral Value)
a. ORIENTATION
The beginning of the text.
I t te lls o r in tro du ce s th e
readers about the character(s
), the time, the place, and the
direction of the story. In other
words, this part answers the
question of who, when,
where, what, and why
something happens.
b. COMPLICATION
This is a problem or
challenge that the
characters need to solve or
overcome.
[ Series of events ] : These
are the events that occur as
the characters try to solve
the problem or overcome
the challenge.
c. CLIMAX
The point in the narrative
where the tension,
e x c i t e m e n t , o r s t a ke s
reach the highest level.
d. RESOLUTION
The part of the narrative
w h e r e t h e c o n f li c t o r
problem introduced earlier
in the story is resolved.
e. REORIENTATION
Also known as
evaluation, is an optional
component of a narrative
text that serves to ref le ct
on the story and its events,
reinforcing the moral
lesson or theme.
Instructions:
1. Read the text carefully (page 35)
2. Underline words that you don’t know
and write the Indonesian translation
3. Find the orientation, complication,
resolution, and reorientation.
Orientation: what, who, where, when,
why
Complication: The problems
Resolution: The solution of the
problems
Reorientation: Moral value
4. Answer the questions
III. LANGUAGE
FEATURES
TENSE USED:
a. Simple Present
b. Simple Past Tense
ADVERB OF TIME & PLACE
TENSE TABLE
TENSE FORMULA FOCUS
(+) S+V1/VS
SIMPLE PRESENT
(-) S+DON’T/DOESN’T+V1 V1/VS
TENSE
(?) DO/DOES+S+V1?
(+) S+V2
SIMPLE PAST
(-) S+DIDN’T+V1 V2
TENSE
(?) DID+S+V1+?
The Hungry Vampire
Once upon a time, people and vampires lived together on an island very far from here. In the
day, people went to work, and at night, vampires went out and looked for food. All of the moms
and dads on the island told their children not to go outside at night. They thought vampires were
scary, but none of the people had ever seen a real vampire.
One sunny day, at lunch time, a little boy met a vampire who was hiding in the corner of the
room! The vampire had a blue face and long fangs. The boy was shocked!
“Don’t be scared!” the vampire said. “I’m a vegetarian vampire. I only eat fruit and
vegetables!”
“Oh! Good! It’s nice to meet you,” the boy said.
“I’m starving because my vegetables need some water, but I’ll disappear if I go into the sun,”
the vampire said. “Can you help me?”
“Of course,” the boy said. He took a bottle and helped the vampire to water the carrots, the
cucumbers, and the lettuce. Suddenly, all of the vegetables looked better. The vampire quickly
ate the vegetables.
After vampire ate his green vegetables, his face was green, not blue! Now, he was full and
happy.
“Thanks for helping me” the vampire said, “To say ‘thank you’, do you want to play with me
tonight?”
“Yes!” said the boy excitedly, because he was very curious about the dark night.
After that the vampire took the boy to explore the island every night and the boy and the vampire
