Skill
focus : Reading ( Narrative Text )
Level : Junior High School
Objective : By the end of the lesson, students
are able to comprehend a narrative text entitles Little Red Riding Hood and can
answers some questions related to the story.
Hello students, how are you?
Today, we are going to learn a narrative text. Do you feel familiar with this text? Do you have a clue about narrative text?
Ok, here a description about NARRATIVE TEXT.
Purpose
The basic purpose of narrative is to entertain, to gain and hold a readers' interest.
Types of narrative
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.
Features
- Characters with defined personalities/identities.
- Dialogue often included - tense may change to the present or the future.
- Descriptive language to create images in the reader's mind and enhance the story.
Structure
- Orientation: (introduction) in which the characters, setting and time of the story are established. Usually answers who? when? where? eg. Mr Wolf went out hunting in the forest one dark gloomy night.
- Complication or problem: The complication usually involves the main character(s) (often mirroring the complications in real life).
- Resolution: There needs to be a resolution of the complication. The complication may be resolved for better or worse/happily or unhappily. Sometimes there are a number of complications that have to be resolved. These add and sustain interest and suspense for the reader.
Language
- Action verbs: Action verbs provide interest to the writing. For example, instead of The old woman was in his way try The old woman barred his path. Instead of She laughed try She cackled.
- Written in the first person (I, we) or the third person (he, she, they).
- Usually past tense.
- Connectives,linking words to do with time.
- Specific nouns: Strong nouns have more specific meanings, eg. oak as opposed to tree.
- Active nouns: Make nouns actually do something, eg. It was raining could become Rain splashed down or There was a large cabinet in the lounge could become A large cabinet seemed to fill the lounge.
- Careful use of adjectives and adverbs: Writing needs judicious use of adjectives and adverbs to bring it alive, qualify the action and provide description and information for the reader.
- Use of the senses: Where appropriate, the senses can be used to describe and develop the experiences, setting and character:
PRE READING
I have two pictures for you
the first is ....
Do you know what the picture is it?
Yes, great students. The first picture is Little Red Riding Hood.
And the next picture is ......
Yes, you are right. The picture is a wolf, the cruel wolf.
WHILE READING
If you have problem watching the video , please use this link:
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
POST READING
In this section you will read a short story version of Little Red Riding Hood.
Here the short story version of Little Red Riding Hood. Read it carefully students.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
One day, Little
Red Riding Hood’s mother said to her, “Take this basket of goodies to your
grandma’s cottage, but don’t talk to strangers on the way!” Promising not to,
Little Red Riding Hood skipped off. On her way she met the Big Bad Wolf who
asked, “Where are you going, little girl?” “To my grandma’s, Mr. Wolf!” she
answered.
The Big Bad Wolf
then ran to her grandmother’s cottage much before Little Red Riding Hood, and
knocked on the door. When Grandma opened the door, he locked her up in the
cupboard. The wicked wolf then wore Grandma’s clothes and lay on her bed,
waiting for Little Red Riding Hood.
When Little Red
Riding Hood reached the cottage, she entered and went to Grandma’s bedside.
“My! What big eyes you have, Grandma!” she said in surprise. “All the better to
see you with, my dear!” replied the wolf. “My! What big ears you have,
Grandma!” said Little Red Riding Hood. “All the better to hear you with, my
dear!” said the wolf. “What big teeth you have, Grandma!” said Little Red
Riding Hood. “All the better to eat you with!” growled the wolf pouncing on
her. Little Red Riding Hood screamed and the woodcutters in the forest came
running to the cottage. They beat the Big Bad Wolf and rescued Grandma from the
cupboard. Grandma hugged Little Red Riding Hood with joy. The Big Bad Wolf ran
away never to be seen again. Little Red Riding Hood had learnt her lesson and
never spoke to strangers ever again.
You have watched the video and read
the short story version, now it's time for quizzes.
*Multiple Choice*
*True/False*
*Essay Type*
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students!
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