GENRES OF THE TEXT

A. Social Function /The purpose of narrative text :

• To amuse or entertain the readers with actual or imaginary experiences in
difference ways.
• Narrative always deal with some problem which lead to the claims and then turn
into a solution to problem.

B. Text Organization or Schematic Structure :

- Orientation ( who were involved in story, when and where )
- Complication ( a problem arises followed by other problems )
- Resolution ( solution to the problem )
C. Language features of narrative text :
- The use of noun phrases (a beautiful princess, a huge temple)
- The use of connectives (first, before that, then, finally)
- The use of adverbial phrases of time and place (in the garden, two days ago)
- The use of simple past tense (He walked away from the village)
- The use of action verbs (walk, sleep, wake up)
- The use of saying verbs (say, tell, ask)
- The use of thinking verbs, feeling verbs, verbs of senses
(she felt hungry, she thought she was clever, she smelt something burning)
- The use of Specific Participant (Cinderella, snow white etc.

Study the following text and its Schematic Structure!
CINDERELLA
ORIENTATION
Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella.
She lived with her bad step-mother and two step
sisters. She had to do all the household chores.
One day, the King invited all the ladies in the
COMPLICATION Kingdom to go to a ball in the palace. He wanted to
find the Crown Prince a wife.
The step-sisters want to the ball that night with their
COMPLICATION mother. Cinderella was left alone. She cried because
she actually wanted to go to the ball, too.
Just then a fairly godmother came. With her magic
wand, she gave Cinderella a coach, two horse, and
COMPLICATION footmen. She also gave Cinderella a lovely dress to
wear on the ball and a pair of glass slippers. She told
Cinderella to come home before midnight.
At the ball Cinderella dance all night with the Prince.
The prince fell in love with her. At midnight,
COMPLICATION Cinderella ran home. Unfortunately, one of her glass
slippers fell off at the door. She did not have time to
put it back on.
The prince was sad as he could not find Cinderella
COMPLICATION
again that night.
The next day, the Prince and his men brought along
COMPLICATION the glass slippers and went all over the kingdom to
search for the owner.
After searching for a long time, finally, they came to
Cinderella’s house. The slipper fit her. The Prince
RESOLUTION was very happy to find Cinderella again. They got
married and lived happily ever after.
 CINDERELLA
Language features of narrative text Once upon a time there was a girl named
Specific Participant
Cinderella. She lived with her bad step-mother
and two step sisters. She had to do all the
household chores.
Noun Phrases
One day, the King invited all the ladies in the
Kingdom to go to a ball in the palace. He wanted
Connectives / to find the Crown Prince a wife.
Conjunction The step-sisters want to the all that night with
their mother. Cinderella was left alone. She cried
Adverbial Phrases because she actually wanted to go to the ball,
too.
Just then a fairly godmother came. With her
magic wand, she gave Cinderella a coach, two
Simple Past Tense horse, and footmen. She also gave Cinderella a
(the underline sentence) lovely dress to wear on the ball and a pair of
glass slippers. She told Cinderella to come home
before midnight.
At the ball Cinderella dance all night with the
Prince. The prince feel in love with her. At
midnight, Cinderella ran home. Unfortunately,
Saying Verbs one of her glass slippers fell off at the door. She
did not have time to put it back on.

The prince was sad as he could not find

Action Verbs Cinderella again that night.

The next day, the Prince and his men brought

along the glass slippers and went all over the
Feeling Verbs kingdom to search for the owner.

After searching for a long time, finally, they came

to Cinderella’s house. The slipper fit her. The
Prince was very happy to find Cinderella again.
They got married and lived happily ever after.
1. What is the genre structure of this text?
a. orientation-events-reorientation d. abstract-orientation-crisis-incident-coda
b. thesis-arguments-reiteration e. orientation-complication-resolution
c. Goal-material-steps
2. What kind of genre does the text belong to?
a. report d. narrative
b. analytical e. descriptive
c. anecdote
3. What is the first paragraph?
a. general classification d. news worthy events
b. abstract e. goal
c. orientation
4. What the last paragraph in the text?
a. steps d. coda
b. sources e. resolution
c. reorientation
5. What is the purpose of the text?
a. to describe about person d. to share with someone
b. to discuses about Cinderella e. to describe how something is done
c. to entertain the readers
6. Who was invited all the ladies in the Kingdom?
a. step-mother d. The queen
b. step-sisters c. tile prince
c. the King
7. When was Cinderella must run home quickly?
a. after dance d. after introduce herself
b. after dinner with prince e. after drink
c. midnight
8. Who was gave Cinderella a coach, two horse, and footmen?
a. her step-mother d. godmother
b. her step-sister e. her mother
c. the prince
9. What was the prince felt when he found who had a glass slipper?
a. very enjoy d. very angry
b. very sad e. very unpleasant
c. very happy
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