Reading I

Do You Know What The Picture Is?

• Are they fairy tale?

• Does the fairy tale include to narrative text?

• So, our lesson is …

Narrative Text

Narrative is a text which contains about story (fiction/ non fiction) and its plot consists of climax of the story (complication) then followed by the resolution. Its social function is to tell stories or past events and entertain the readers.

Generic Structure

Orientation: Introducing the participants and informing the time and the place

Complication: Describing the rising crises which the participants have to do with

Resolution: Showing the way of participant to solve the crises, better or worse

Language Features of Narrative

Using Simple Past TenseThe formula:

S + V2 + OEx : I threw the ball

Kind of narrative text

1. Legend : Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang,etc

2. Fabel : Mousedeer and Crocodile

3. Fairy tale : Cinderella, Snow White.

4. Science Fiction

Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks

Maura, who like to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks. The three sheiks were all equally young and handsome. They were also rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best of them.

One evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks. As they were about to have dinner, Maura asked them for something to eat. The first gave her some left over food. The second Sheik gave her some unappetizing camel’s tail. The third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheik’s camp.

The following day, the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servant to give each one exactly what they had given her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two sheiks could not share it with him.

This Sheik Hakim’s act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her. “Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you” she announced her choice to the sheiks. “So it is Hakim I will marry”.

Analysis• Orientation: The text introduces the

Queen Maura and three sheiks in Arabia once time.

• Complication: Queen Maura find out that it was very difficult to choose one as the best among them.

• Resolution: Finally Queen Maura has a convincing way to choose one and he is Sheik Hakim

• Using simple past: “Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks.”

TASK!!

Read the text titled “The Ugly Duckling” and do the exercise!Deadline on November 20, 2012

GOOD LUCK!SEE YOU SOON!