TASK 5

TASK 5

Based on web definition, a narrative is any account of connected events, presented to a reader or listener in a sequence of written or spoken words, or in a sequence of pictures. Another source is based on Oxford dictionary, narrative is a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. A narrative is some kind of retelling, often in words of something that happened (a story). The narrative is not the story itself but rather the telling of the story which is why it is so often used in phrases such as "written narrative," "oral narrative," etc. While a story is just a sequence of events, and narrative recounts those events.

How to differ narrative writing and other writing genres

Generally, every writing genre has characteristic of each to make different. The differentiation between narrative writing and other writing genres can be seen by the generic structure. Here are the generic structure of narrative:

·     Orientation

·     Complication

·     Resolution

·     Re-orientation

Besides that, narrative writing has features which make it different with other writing genres, they are:

• Plot: What is going to happen? 
• Setting: Where will the story take place? When will the story take place? 
• Characterization: Who are the main characters? What do they look like? 
• Structure: How will the story begin? What will be the problem? How is the problem going to be resolved? 
• Theme: What is the theme / message the writer is attempting to communicate?

How to make a narrative writing

1.       Determine the theme; legend, myth, etc.

2.     Determine the features of narrative writing (plot, setting, characteristic). For example;

• Plot                         : Forward
• Characters           : I, the principal, my friends
• Setting of Place  : Unpopular school
• Setting of Time  : In the beautiful morning.

3.    Make a prolog as the orientation of the text that used to introducing your writing.

e.g;

Once Upon, there was a local ruler named King Sulahkromo thing. Prime Minister King has named Raden Sidopekso . Prime Minister's wife has named Sri Tanjung. She is so beautiful and sweet that the king wanted her to be his wife. One day, the King sent the Prime Minister for long missions. While the Prime Minister went, the King tried to get Sri Tanjung . But the king failed.

4.      Let the plot unfold, then plan and write the complication.

e.g;

He was very angry and upset. So, when Sidopekso back, the King told him that his wife was unfaithful to him. Prime Minister is very angry with his wife. Sri Tanjung said that was not true. However, Sidopekso said that he would kill her. She took him to the river bank.

5.    Finishing, by giving the resolution of the complication in point 4.

e.g;

Before he killed him and threw him into the river, he said that he will be proven innocent Once Sidopekso kill him , he threw his body into the river dirty . River soon became clean and start spreading the wonderful aroma and very fragrant. Sidopekso said," ... Banyu Wangi ... Banyuwangi". It means ' fragrant water '. Banyuwangi proof of love born of noble and sacred. That is the origin of the town of Banyuwangi.

6.  Don’t forget to revise your writing from the beginning until the end.

Analyze the topic sentences

A Piece of Glory under the Yellow Flag

My name is M Fatkhu Arifin, I was a new student of unpopular senior high school. In the new day I had new uniform, new class, new style, but some old friends. I’m already well known before I studied at that school because I was the son of the principal of the school. Having that reputation, I felt unsatisfied. I thought that having that reputation was only make me bridled. I had to watch my attitudes, I had to be a rule model of others, and the worst I cannot made my own rules. Actually I didn’t like to be restrained, that was why I tried to freed myself.

I led a lot of ways to make my own reputation. No matter it was bad way, I just wanted to free. In the early year of my school career, I was a naughty boy. I did many bad things at that time such skipping the school, coming late, smoking in the canteen, fighting another students even the teachers. Until one day, bad experience came over to me.

When I was there on the day, in the beautiful morning I came to the school earlier. I didn’t know why it could be. I joined the class and slept during the lesson. When the break time had come, it was like a piece of gold for me and my friends. I and some of my friends smoked in the canteen as usual. Actually I already had a bad feeling about that day, but I thought everything is going to be fine. Just a few minutes we enjoyed that freedom; suddenly the principal raided us without any warning. “Who smoke in this area?!” the principal was furious of knowing the fact. “Answer me!” he spoke louder than ever, but no one dare enough to answer his question. Then he forced us to come to his office “come to my office, now!” and especially to me he said “how dare you slap my face!” while he slapped my face with a piece of paper. In his office, he threatened to drop me out from the school because what I had done included of the worst crime ever.

After that moment, no one tried to do anything except obeyed the rules. The school days were seems very stressful. And I realized that what I had done was the wrong way to reach my own reputation. But it showed me what the students really wanted. Then it motivated me to do something bigger. I remember that students had an organization which had stop moving for three years old before I came. And I thought it could be a bridge to make students exist with their aspiration. I decided to collect some of my friends and invited them to make our organization rise again.

Day by day was passed in hard way. It wasn’t easy to build up again. Everyone felt doubt on my effort. But whole students were the reason for me to keep moving. I said to everyone who obstructed my step “I think it doesn’t meter who I was, the question is how far you can fulfill the students’ necessary? If we don’t start right now means we wait for our failed”.

Finally, all of those efforts gave significant result. The next year the number of new student always increase. They interested to study in my school. We had so many students’ activity besides formal lesson. The following years filled by many achievements done by the students. I felt so proud that what I saw really comes true. I keep those memories as a piece of glory under the yellow flag.

Note:

The bold and italic types show the topic sentences. Because it is located at the first sentence and it is the kind of general statement of the paragraph which is followed by the supporting sentences.