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❤ Social Function

❤ Characteristics

After knowing the meaning and types of narrative text, you need to know the characteristics of narrative text, along with its characteristics.

🌝Usually, they are stories that are already known by many people and developed in the community. Examples such as The Rabbit and The Turtle, Malin Kundang and so on.
🌝The elements of narrative text consist of setting time, place, story theme, character, atmosphere, conflict and resolution.
🌝Arranged in a simple sequel or several complex sequels 

❤ Language Features

Narrative text also has linguistic elements or language features which consist of 7 elements as follows:

😊Using the past tense, for example by using verb 3 such as killed, drunk, won, sent and others.
😊Using adverbs of time, for example when, suddenly, before, until, soon.
😊Using time conjunctions or time conjunctions, for example after, as soon as, then.
😊Using specific characters or specific characters, for example Aladdin, Rapunzel, Cinderella.
😊Action verbs or action verbs, for example walked, wrote, bought, talked.
😊Using direct speech or direct sentences that use the present tense, for example Aladdin says, "she is the one"
😊Using saying and thinking verbs or verbs that show speech, for example told, said, thought.

❤ Generic Structure

👉Orientation in the form of an introduction to the essay starting from the introduction of the character, character and place of the event. Orientation is usually indicated by the words: once upon a time, one day, a long time ago, etc.
👉Complication This section begins to appear problems that will become a conflict of essays.
👉Resolution is a way of resolving conflict.
👉Re-orientation is the closing part that shows the end of the essay. This re-orientation is also an option so there is a sad or happy ending. But there are also essays that hang the story and promise to continue in the next essay.
👉Coda is a moral value contained in an essay that we can learn from. And this Coda is an option, there are essays that add it to the writing, there are also essays that provide implied moral values.

❤ Example

The Bear and Rabbit

(Orientation)

    Once upon a time, there lived a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit is a good shot. In contrary, the bear is always clumsy and could not use the arrow.

(Complication)

    One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows. The rabbit was fearing to arouse the bear’s anger so he could not refuse it. He went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed he shot and killed so many that there were lots of meats left after.

    However the bear did not want the rabbit to get any of the meat. The rabbit could not even taste the meat. The poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day’s work.

(Resolution)

    The bear was the father of five children. Fortunately, the youngest child was very kind to the rabbit. He was very hearty eater. The mother bear always gave him an extra large piece of meat but the youngest child did not eat it. He would take it outside with him and pretended to play ball with the meat. He kicked toward the rabbit’s house. When he got close to the door he would give the meat with such a great kick. The meat would fly into the rabbit’s house. In this way, the poor rabbit would get his meal.

Another example:

The Ugly Duckling

(Orientation)

    A little duckling was terribly unhappy because he thought he was the ugliest amongst all his brothers and sisters. They’d not play with him and titillated the poor ugly duckling. One day, he saw his reflection within the water and cried, “Nobody likes me. I’m so ugly.” He decided to go away from home and went far-off into the woods.

(Complication)

    Deep within the forest, he saw a cottage in which there lived an old lady, her hen, and her cat. The duckling stayed with them for a few times however he was sad there and shortly left. Once the winter set in, the poor duckling nearly froze to death. A peasant took him home to his woman and kids. The poor duckling was afraid of the kids and escaped. The ugly duckling spent the winter in a very marshy lake.

(Resolution)

    Finally, spring arrived. One day, the duckling saw a gorgeous swan swimming within the lake and fell in love with her. Then again he remembered how everybody made fun of him and he bent his head down in shame. Once he saw his own reflection in the water he was astonied. He wasn’t an unsightly duckling any longer, but a handsome young swan! Now, he knew why he had looked so completely different from his brothers and sisters. “They were ducklings but I used to be a baby swan!” he said to himself. He married the gorgeous swan and lived happily ever once.

❤ Exercise

Write a Narrative text, minimal 4 paragraph and attach picture in each paragraph and publish it in your blog

Pinocchio

In the past, there was a puppeteer whose name is Geppetto. He eager to have a son very much but his wife passed away several years ago. One day, he got an idea to make a puppet in order not to be lonely again. He made a puppet all day long. Finally, in the morning he had finished his work and he named the puppet Pinocchio. Soon he felt lonely again since Pinocchio couldn’t walk or talk by itself. One night, Geppetto prayed to the God to become a real boy. He always thought it on his mind in his dream.

In the next morning, he was surprised that Pinocchio was alive. He taught Pinocchio how to walk, how to read, how to speak and to do other things as human. He then studied at an elementary school. One day, Pinocchio felt bored and it made him go home late. When Pinocchio finally came home, Geppetto asked him. He said that he was on school but he wasn’t. Instantly, Pinocchio’s nose grew longer and longer and it meant that Pinocchio has lied.

The next morning, Pinocchio was kidnaped by the owner of circus. Pinocchio soon became a slave for the circus. He was so famous because he was a puppet which can talk. Geppetto worried about him because Pinocchio had not been going home for almost two days. He tried to find Pinocchio everywhere but he found nothing. When he searched him on the sea, big wave smashed him. He was then in whale’s stomach when he awoke. He couldn’t find the way to go out.

In the other side, Pinocchio finally could escape out from the circus. He came home but nobody was there. Latter on, he searched Geppetto in the sea. He got the same accident like Geppetto and he met Geppetto in whale’s stomach. Both of them got out from its stomach by making a fire. In the end of the story, they went home together and lived happily ever after.

    Once upon a time in west java, lived a writer king who had a beautiful daughter.  Her name was Dayang Sumbi.  She liked weaving very much.  Once she was weaving a cloth when one of her tools fell to the ground.  She was very tired, at the same time she was too lazy to take it.  Then she just shouted out loudly. "Anybody there! Bring me my tool.  I will give you special present.  If you are female.  I will consider you as my sister, if you are male, I will marry you" suddenly a male dog, its name was Tumang came.  He brought her the falling tool.  Dayang Sumbi was very surprised.  She regretted her words but she could not deny it.  So she had marry Tumang and leave her father.  Then they lived in a small village.  Several months later they had a son.  His name was Sangkuriang.  He was a handsome and healthy boy.

    Sangkuriang liked hunting very much, especially deer.  He often hunted to the wood usying his arrow.  When he went hunting , Tumang was always with him. One day Dayang Sumbi wanted to have deer’s  heart so she asked Sangkuriang to hunt for a deer.  Then Sangkuriang when to the wood with his arrow and his faithful dog,  Tumang. but after several days in the wood Sangkuriang could not find any deer.  Then where all disappeared.  Sangkuriang was exhausted and desperate.  He did not want to disappoint her mother so he killed Tumang.  He did not know that Tumang was his father.  Tumang’s  heart to her mother.  But Dayang Sumbi knew that it was Tumang’s heart.  She was so angry that she could not control her emotion.  She hit Sangkuriang at his head Sangkuriang was wounded.  There was a scar in his head.  She also repelled her son.  Sangkuriang left her mother in sadness.

    Many years passed and Sangkuriang became a strong young man.  He wandered everywhere.  One day he arrived.  at his own village but he did not realize it.  There he met Dayang Sumbi.  At the time Dayang Sumbi was given an eternal beauty by God so she stayed young forever.  Both of them didn't know each other.  So they fall in love and then they decided to marry.  But then Dayang Sumbi recognized a scar on Sangkuriang’s head.  She knew that Sangkuriang was his son.  It was impossible for them to marry.  She told him but he did not believe her.  He wished that they marry soon.  So Dayang Sumbi gave very difficult condition.  She asked Sangkuriang  to build a lake and a boat in one night! She said she needed that for honeymoon.

    Sangkuriang agreed.  With the help of genie and spiritis, Sangkuriang tired to build them.  By midnight he had completed the lake by building a dam in Citarum river.  Then he started making the boat.  It was almost dawn when he almost finished it.  Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi kept watching on him.  She was very worried when she knew this.  So she made lights in the east.  Then the spirits thought that was already dawn.  It was time for them to leave.  They left Sangkuriang alone.  Without their help he could not finish the boat.

    Sangkuriang was angry.  He kicked the boat.  Then the boat turned upside down.  It, later, became Mount Tangkuban Perahu.  Which means an upside-down boat.  From a distant the mount really looks like an upside down boat.

1. What is the story about?
A.  A wrath son
B.  West java’s tales
C.  Tumang a Dog husband
D.  The legend of Tangkuban Perahu
E.  Dayang Sumbi’s rejection to marry Sangkuriang

2. According to he story, Tumang was….
A.  actually a handsome prince
B.  married to Dayang Sumbii
C.  Sangkuriang pet dog
D.  good at hunting deer
E.  in fact Dayang Sumbi’s father

3. What did Dayang Sumbi look like?
A.  She liked weaving clothes
B.  She looked for the heart of a deer
C.  She was beautiful
D.  She was looking at her fallen tool
E.  She and her son were alike

4. What made Dayang Sumbi stay young?
A.  She set up conditions in doing things
B.  A young man fall in love with her
C.  She married a dog
D.  She knew how to take care her body
E.  God gave her an eternal beauty

5. Who are the main characters in the story?
A.  Dayang Sumbi and Sangkuriang
B.  The king Dayang Sumbi, the dog and Sangkuriang
C.  The king, Dayang Sumbi, the dog, Sangkuriang, the genie, and the spirits
D.  The king, Dayang Sumbi, the dog, Sangkuriang, the mount, the boat, the genie, and the spirits
E.  The king, Dayang Sumbi, sister, daughter, the dog, a young man, Sangkuriang, the mount, the boat, the genie, the spirits and God

6. What moral value can we learn from the story?
A.  People must keep their words all the time
B.  Do not make a promise to easily
C.  Never be reluctant to do good things
D.  We should not hate our descendants
E.  Just do what we have planned

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❤ Conclusion

From the explanation above, we can take the conclusion that a narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people. The generic structure of  Narrative Text consist of:

💛Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.

💛Complication : Where the problems in the story developed. 

💛Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved, either “happy ending” or “bad ending”.

💛Coda / reorientation (optional) which is the lesson that we can take from the story.

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 Definition of Biography Text

A biography is a story or information about a person's life. A biography is more complex than just a resume and data on a person's work, it also tells about the feelings involved in experiencing these events. The biography describes in full the life of a character from childhood to old age, even to death. All services, works, and everything that is produced or done by a character is also clarified. The biographical text was composed by others, not by myself.

Function of Biography

To know a person's story about his/her life outside of any accomplishments this person may be known for.

To know someone's story about his life beyond any achievements, this person might be known.

To give much information easily and educate the readers.

To provide a lot of information easily and educate the readers.

Characteristics of Biography

Biography is not written by subject and always written in the third person.

The biographical text is not made by the person whose life is being told, but is told by someone else in the third person point of view.

Based on research.

The text is made based on the facts of a character's life experience containing the story or story of a character in navigating his life, whether it is in the form of advantages, problems or shortcomings written by other people so that they should be exemplary.

Describes the person's surroundings (where, when and how the person lived).

Telling in detail about the information about the characters told which include W/H Questions (What, Where, When, Why, How)

Use vivid language to narrate events.

The use of language must be clearly applied in a biographical text. In order to avoid errors in the information presented.

Generic Structure

Orientation (Introduction)

It is the opening paragraph, gives the readers the background information of the person. Usually contains narrated biodata such as full name, place and date of birth. Some general information can also be presented in this section as an introduction to the characters.

Events

In events, should be in chronological order. This stage is part of the events or events experienced by the character. Contains an explanation of a story in the form of problem solving, career processes, and various events that have been experienced by the character to lead him to a success.

Re-Orientation (Closing)

It consists of a conclusion or comment or the writer. Tell about the achievement or the contribution of the person. In closing, this section contains the author's view of the characters being told. This reorientation is optional, which means the author can give his personal view on the character being told or the author does not give his personal view on the character being told, which is not an important matter.

Grammar and Language Features

Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense is the main menu in making Biography Text. A simple form of an event that happened in the past. Use the second form of the verb (verb 2).

So, when you want to make a biography about someone, then of course you will tell the history of what has been done in the past. The past relationship with Recount was very close. This is because Recount Text is a text that uses Simple Past Tense as the main menu in making sentences. Simple Past Tense itself is one type of English Tense that serves to express events in the past and are not felt at this time.

The right steps that you have to take in making a Biography in English are:

Learn Simple Past Tense

Learn about Recount Text (Because there will be a significant relationship between Recount Text and the Biography that you will make)

Example of Biography Text : Famous Person

BJ HABIBI

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie known as BJ. Habibie was born on June 25, 1936. He was the Third President of the Republic of Indonesia (1998–1999). Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. His father was an agriculturist from Gorontalo of Bugis descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewoman from Yogyakarta. His parents met while studying in Bogor. When he was 14 years old, Habibie's father died.

He remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the Lehrstuhl und Institut für Leichtbau, RWTH Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral degree.

In 1962, Habibie returned to Indonesia for three months on sick leave. During this time, he was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun, the daughter of R. Mohamad Besari. The two married on 12 May 1962, returning to Germany shortly afterwards. Habibie and his wife settled in Aachen for a short period before moving to Oberforstbach. In May 1963 they had their first son, Ilham Akbar Habibie, and later another son, Thareq Kemal Habibie.

When Habibie's minimum wage salary forced him into part-time work, he found employment with the Automotive Marque Talbot, where he became an advisor. Habibie worked on two projects which received funding from the Deutsche Bundesbahn. Due to his work with Makosh, the head of train constructions offered his position to Habibie upon his retirement three years later, but Habibie refused.

Habibie did accept a position with Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm in Hamburg. There, he developed theories on thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics known as the Habibie Factor, Habibie Theorem, and Habibie Method, respectively. He worked for Messerschmit on the development of the Airbus A-300B aircraft. In 1974, he was promoted to vice president of the company.

In 1974, Suharto requested Habibie to return to Indonesia as part of Suharto's drive to develop the country. Habibie was initially served as a special assistant to Ibnu Sutowo, the CEO of the state oil company Pertamina. Two years later, in 1976, Habibie was made Chief Executive Officer of the new state-owned enterprise Nusantara Aircraft Industry (IPTN). In 1978, he was appointed as Minister of Research and Technology. Habibie was elected vice president in March 1998.

On 21 May 1998, Suharto publicly announced his resignation and Habibie was immediately sworn in as president. Habibie's government stabilized the economy in the face of the Asian financial crisis and the chaos of the last few months of Suharto's presidency. Since relinquishing the presidency, Habibie has spent more time in Germany than in Indonesia. However, he has also been active as a presidential adviser during Susilo Bambang Yudoyono's presidency. In September 2006, he released a book called Decisive Moments: Indonesia's Long Road Towards Democracy (Decisive Moments: Indonesia's Long Road Towards Democracy). The book recalled the events of May 1998.  

Write a FAMOUS PERSON BIOGRAPHY, minimal 4 paragraph and attach picture in each paragraph and publish it in your blog

 SEJONG THE GREAT

Sejong the Great (May 7, 1397–April 8, 1450) was king of Korea during the Choson Kingdom (1392–1910). A progressive, scholarly leader, Sejong promoted literacy and was best known for developing a new form of writing to allow Koreans to communicate more effectively.

Sejong was born under the name Yi Do to King Taejong and Queen Wongyeong of Joseon on May 7, 1397. The third of the royal couple's four sons, Sejong impressed all of his family with his wisdom and curiosity.

According to Confucian principles, the eldest son—named Prince Yangnyeong—should have been the heir to the Joseon throne. However, his behavior at court was rude and aberrant. Some sources claim that Yangnyeong behaved this way purposefully because he believed that Sejong should be king in his place. The second brother, Prince Hyoryeong, also removed himself from the succession by becoming a Buddhist monk.

When Sejong was 12 years old, his father named him Grand Prince Chungnyeong. Ten years later, King Taejong would abdicate the throne in favor of Prince Chungnyeong, who took the throne name King Sejong.

King Taejong had always been an effective military strategist and leader and continued to guide Joseon military planning for the first four years of Sejong's reign. Sejong was a quick study and also loved science and technology, so he introduced a number of organizational and technological improvements to his kingdom's military forces.

Although gunpowder had been used for centuries in Korea, its employment in advanced weaponry expanded markedly under Sejong. He supported the development of new types of cannons and mortars, as well as rocket-like "fire arrows" that functioned in a similar way to modern rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).

Just one year into his reign in May 1419, King Sejong dispatched the Gihae Eastern Expedition to the seas off Korea's east coast. This military force set out to confront the Japanese pirates, or wako, who operated out of Tsushima Island while harrying shipping, stealing trade goods, and kidnapping Korean and Chinese subjects.

By September of that year, the Korean troops had defeated the pirates, killing nearly 150 of them, and rescuing almost 150 Chinese kidnap victims and eight Koreans. This expedition would bear important fruit later in Sejong's reign. In 1443, the daimyo of Tsushima pledged obedience to the King of Joseon Korea in the Treaty of Gyehae in exchange for what he received as preferential trading rights with the Korean mainland.

King Sejong is best remembered for the invention of hangul, the Korean alphabet. In 1443, Sejong and eight advisers developed an alphabetic system to accurately represent Korean language sounds and sentence structure. They came up with a simple system of 14 consonants and 10 vowels, which can be arranged in clusters to create all of the sounds in spoken Korean.

King Sejong's health began to decline even as his accomplishments mounted. Suffering from diabetes and other health problems, Sejong became blind around the age of 50. He passed away on May 18, 1450, at the age of 53.