BASIC WRITING

Narrative Paragraph

Complied by group 1 :

Shella Fitri Ramadhani ( 0304192063) Tsabitha Azra (0304212147 )

Dandi Salmanda ( 0304212090 ) Mutia Zahra ( 0304212101 )

Fadlan ( 0304212080 ) Nabil Al Mujahid ( 0304212097 )

Muhammad Iqbal ( 0304212098) Hafizah Ismayati ( 0304212094 )

Nur Ain Nun ( 0304212107 ) Sirrul Aulia ( 0304212115 )

Raisa Rahmi Nst ( 0304212167 )

Class : TBI-2/ 1st Semester

Lecturer : Dr. Utami Dewi, S.Pd, M.Hum

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING

STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA

2021
 PREFACE

First of all, thanks to Allah Swt because of the help of Allah, the writers finished
writing the paper entitled “Narrative Paragraph “ on time. Sholawat and salam for our
Prophet, Rasulullah Muhammad Shallallahu ‘Alaihi wassalam who has guided us from the
darkness to the brightness. And we would like to say thank you to our lecturer Ma’am Dr.
Utami Dewi, S.Pd, M.Hum. as the lecturer in Basic Writing.

In arranging this paper, the writers truly gets lots challenges and obstructions but with
help of many individuals, those obstructions could pass. Writers also realized there are still
many mistakes in process of writing this paper.

We hope this paper has a fuction for us specially for a reader to increase the
knewledge about Narrative Paragraph , and to help us for our teaching and learning process.
We expect for critics and suggestion from the reader in order to perfect this paper

Medan, 30 November 2021

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 TABLE LIST OF CONTENT

Preface.....................................................................................................................................ii

Table List of Content............................................................................................................iii

Chapter I Introduction...........................................................................................................1

A. Background............................................................................................................1

B. Research Problems.................................................................................................1

C. Aims of the Research.............................................................................................2

Chapter II Discussion.............................................................................................................3

A. Definition of Narrative Paragraph..................................................................3

B. Generic Structure of Narrative Text ..............................................................3
C. Types of Narrative Text..................................................................................4
D. Example of Narrative Text.............................................................................6
Chapter III Conclusion..........................................................................................................8

REFENCES.............................................................................................................................9

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 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

A. Background
Pardiono (2006), writing is one of competence linguistic form expressed in written beside
oral. When considering how people write, we need to consider the similarities and differences
between writing and speaking, both in terms of their forms and in the processes that writers
and speakers go through produce the way spontaneous speech and written text are
constructed shows significant differences both in terms of organization and the language
used, Harmer (2004: 6-7). Paul, (2003: 6) states when students can express themselves in
writing using new target patterns, they are clearly ready to move forward to the next stage of
learning. In short, writing is an activity of using language in written text consisting of a
sentence or clause or even only a phrase to express thoughts to the reader in a written form so
that it will be easily understood by the reader. The purpose of writing is to give information
from the writer to the reader and convey the message or information accurately, effectively,
and correctly. In order to attain the purpose, the writer should be able to communicate her
ideas or thought into the written language clearly so it can be understood by the reader.1
A paragraph is a group of related sentences that develops one main idea, Oshima (1990:
3). A paragraph can be short as one sentence or as long as ten sentences. The number of
sentences is unimportant; however the paragraph should be as long enough to develop the
main idea clearly. Bram states that paragraph is a group of sentences which contain relevant
information about one main or central idea. It is important for the topic sentence to have a
clear central idea, this idea functions to control the contents of the paragraph. Basically, Bram
(1995: 13), a paragraph consists of three parts, they are introduction, body and conclusion.
The paragraph may be classified as the following: (1) Topic sentence, (2) Supporting
Sentences, (3) Concluding Sentence.

B. Research Problem
1. What is the defenition of Narrative Paragraph?
2. What is the Generic structure of Narrative Text?
3. What is the Types of narrative Text?

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Aisyah Sunarwan. ‘’Increasing students Narrative Paragraph writing Ability Through the use of picture
sequence. STAIN Jurai Siwo Metro 2008

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4. What is Example of Narrative Text?

C. Aims of The Research

1. To know about defenition of Narrative Paragraph.
2. To know about Generic structure of Narrative Text.
3. To know about Types of narrative Text.
4. To know about Example of Narrative Text.

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 CHAPTER II

DISCUSSION

A. Defenition of Narrative Paragraph

Many people like to write narrative paragraph in which they relate an experience they
have had. Narrative paragraph enable the writer to tell a story or an incident. Every time
someone tells another person about something that happened or occurred, he or she is telling
a narrative or a story. Narration is a story, tells an incident or experience sequence in time.
Narration is a story. To write an effective paragraph, the author must be creative yet concise.
A well written narrative paragraph will appeal to readers because the authors thorough
knowledge of the subject and ability to communicate effectively. 2
A. S. Hornby in Oxford Advanced Learner‟s Dictionary defines “Narrative is a
description of events, especially in a novel or story, the act or process of feeling a story”.5 It
similarly with John Langan says, “Narration is a writer tells the story of something that
happened” through narrative, we make statement clear by relating in detail something that has
happened to us”. According to Otong Setiawan, “Narrative is kinds of text about story of
legend and resolution to amuse and to give entertain to readers”. On the other hand,
according to Pardiyono, “Narrative is a story talk the past activities or events which order to
problematic and to give lesson to readers”. In Curriculum 2004, narrative text is defined as a
text which function is to amuse, entertain, and to deal with actual or various experience in
different ways. Narrative deals with problematic event lead to a crisis or turning point of
some kind in turn finds a resolution. From the definition above, it is concluded that narrative
story is a story tells about something interesting that has purpose to amuse, entertain or the
readers. The using narrative when you tell a friend about something interesting that happen to
you at work or at school, when you tell someone a joke.3

B. Generic Structure of Narrative Text

On the other hand, Anderson states that the steps for constructing a narrative are:
a. Orientation/ exposition

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Aisyah Sunarwan. ‘’Increasing students Narrative Paragraph writing Ability Through the use of picture
sequence. STAIN Jurai Siwo Metro 2008. Hal 31-32

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Rayendriani Fahmi Lubis. “Narrative Text”. English Education vol.4.no.2. July 2016.

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 The readers are introduced to the main characters and possibly some minor characters.
Some indication is generally given of where the action is located and when it is taking place.
b. Complication/ rising action
The complication is pushed along by a serious of events, during which we usually
expect some sort of complication or problem to arise. It just would not be so interesting if
something unexpcted did not happen. This complication will involve tha main charcters and
oven serves to (temporally) toward them from reaching their goal.
c. Sequence of event? Climax
This is where the narrator tells how the character reacts to the comlication. It includes
their feeling and what they do. The event can be told in chronological order (the order in
which they happen) or with flashback. The audiens is given the narrator‟s poiunt of view.
d. Resolution/ falling action
In this part, the implication may be resolved for better or worse, but it is rarely left
completely unresolved (although this is of course possible in certain tyoes of narrative which
leaves us wondering „How did it end”?)
e. Reorientation : It is an optional closure of event.

C. Tyeps of Narrative Text

There can be a combination of narratives within each of this different types. Sometimes, the
term genre is used for the type of narrative. A genre is some kind of a category. 14 The notion of
genre is to help to generate story ideas. Here are some examples of the different type (or genre) of
narrative showing typical features:4
a. Humor
A humorous narrative is one of that aims to make audience laugh as a part of telling
story. Here is typical structure:
1) Orientation: the narrator tells the funny characters names in unusual setting.

2) Complication: in this part, something crazy happen.

3) Sequence of event: there are many imaginative ideas here funny things said by characters
and extraordinary things happening to ordinary people.

4) Resolution: All‟s well that end well.15

b. Romance
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Mark Anderson, Text Type in English 2, (Australia: Mackmillan, 1997), p. 8.

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 The romance narrative typically tells of two lovers who overcome difficulties to end
up together. Here are the usual fetures:
1) Orientation: it contains hunk male and female who is looking for love, exotic setting, sun
set, beaches, and moonlight.

2) Complication: boy meets girl.

3) Sequence of event: it contains the development relationship, jealously, love, hurt, pian,
warm, sharing, and overcoming problems.

4) Resolution: boy gets girl, marry and live happy ever aafter.16

c. Historical Feature
Here are the feature of a typical historical fiction text:
1) Orientation: a setting in the past and description of a period in history.

2) Complication: good meets evil.

3) Sequence of event: action related to a period in history, character‟s lives affected by the
events of history, description of live at the time.

4) Resolution : characters survive the chaos of the time (for example, the war ends).17

d. The Diary Novel

This type of narrative has the text presented like diary entries. Here are the features of
a typical diary- novel:
1) Orientation: main character is the narrator. Time setting is given by diary entries.

2) Complication: given one of diary entries. It can be related to romance, adventure, humor,
mystery, or other type.

3) Sequence of event: diary entries tell of feelings, hopes, and happening.

4) Reorientation: the narrator tells what happens to solve the complication.18

e. Fantasy
Below are the features of a typical fantasy narrative:

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1) Orientation: setting may be in another dimension with goals, witches, wizard, and so son.
Hero who may has magical power.

2) Complication: evil forces affect the goodies.

3) Sequence of event: use of magic. Action includes elves, dragons and mystical beasts,
heroism.

4) Resolution: God defeats evil forces. 19

f. Science Fiction
Science fiction narratives ese the setting involving science and technology. Here are
the typical features of the text type:
1) Orientation: a feature setting and a world with technology.

2) Complication: an evil force threatens the world.

3) Sequence of event: imaginative description. Action involves technology, science, and

super invention.
4) Resolution: good defeats evil.

5) Coda: take care that science is used for good, not evil

D. Example of Narrative Text

Lake Toba

Once upon time in Batakland lived a fisherman named Bhatara Guru Salaha. He
caught a fish that could talk one day, that could turn into a beautiful woman whose anger
could shake the earth and makethe volcano erupt. ( ORIENTASI )
As a tough fisherman, he went fishing every morning. One day, he caught an unusual
fish in his old fishing net. It was an unusual fish because it could talk like human. What made
him more suprised was that the fish asked him to set it free back to the river.
He could do nothing except to agree, and soon he set it free back to the river. As soon
as he set the fish free back to the river, it changed into a beautiful woman. She was with long
black hair and big round eyes. “She was really beautiful,” Sahala thought. He finally fell in
love with her, and asked her to marry him. He promised to be faithful and would take care of
her day and night. The woman agreed to marry him with one very important promise. She

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asked him not to let anyone know that she was once a fish. Sahala agreed and promised to do
so, and would always hold up the deal.
They were happily married, and got two beautiful smart daughters. As a fisherman to
live his happy days, Sahala went fishing every morning with his daughters who used to bring
him food and drink very much while fishing. Unfortunately, his two daughters really made he
was very unhappy one day. He was very mad to them. They ate up the food and drink instead
of serving them to his beloved father. As he was so upset and got very angry, his uncontrolled
emotion blew up and came out dirty words from his mouth. He shouted, “You behaved
exactly like the daughters of a fish!” ( THE DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS THAT
LEADS TO CRISIS (CLIMAX) )
The two daugthers didn‟t understand what their father had just talked about. Thay didn‟t
understand why he said like that to them. They soon went home and told everything to their
mother. Their mother was very annoyed and didn‟t feel too well with the situation. Sahala
came home to explain everything and apologized to his wife. He realized everything about
what he had just said to his daughters and begged to her pardon. Unfortunately, it seemed his
crying didn‟t work. His wife didn‟t care too much to his apology. She could not forgive
Sahala.

Suddenly, another unusual thing occurred! She trembled severely, and everything
around her was shaking. The earth began to shake and volcano began to erupt. The earth
began to crack down to form a large hole. The hole grew larger and larger, and filled in it
with much water. The large hole grew up to form a lake, and it was then called LAKE
TOBA. ( RESOLUTION AND CONSEQUENCE)
It is very famous as a place of interest for domestic and foreign visitor up to now. It has
lovely view and natural beauty. This legend is still well known for people of this country and
is still held up as one of the famous folk tales of the nation. ( CODA)

Note :

Red : ORIENTASI
Green : THE DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS THAT LEADS TO CRISIS (CLIMAX)
Blue : RESOLUTION AND CONSEQUENCE
Yellow : : CODA

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 CHAPTER III

CONCLUSION

A. Conclusion
Narration is a story, tells an incident or experience sequence in time. Narration is a story.
To write an effective paragraph, the author must be creative yet concise. A well written
narrative paragraph will appeal to readers because the authors thorough knowledge of the
subject and ability to communicate effectively . Narrative text is a story tells about something
interesting that has purpose to amuse, entertain or the readers. The using narrative when you
tell a friend about something interesting that happen to you at work or at school, when you
tell someone a joke. A paragraph can be short as one sentence or as long as ten sentences.
The number of sentences is unimportant; however the paragraph should be as long enough to
develop the main idea clearly. Bram states that paragraph is a group of sentences which
contain relevant information about one main or central idea.
Generic structure of narrative text are the composition, it establishes the characters and
situation, rising action, it refers to a series of complication leads to the climax, the climax is
the critical moment when problem/ demand something to be done about them, felling action
is the moment away from the highest peak of excitemen, the relution consists of the result or
outcome. The types of narrative text are humor, romance, crime, real life fiction, theoretical
fiction, mystery, fantasy, science fiction, diary novels and adventure.
Techniques in teaching narrative text are the first paragraph should tell something about the
job, the second paragraph should describe the conflict, the third paragraph should tell how the
conflict was resolved.

B. Suggestion
The author hopes that this paper can be useful for many people. The author really needs
criticism and suggestion for the readers of this paper so that in the future the author can maek
a better paper.

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 REFERENCES

 Sunarwan Aisyah. 2008. “ Increasing students Narrative Paragraph writing Ability

through the use of picture sequence “. STAIN Jurai Siwo Metro

 Fahmi Rayendriani L. 2016. “ Narrative Text “. English Education Vol.4.no.2

 Anderson, Mark. 1997. Text Type in English 2. Australia: Mackmillan.