NARRATIVE TEXT

NARRATIVE TEXT

The generic structures of the text:

Ø Orientation : It sets the scene and introduces the participants (it answers the questions; Who, What, When and Where)

Ø Complication: A crisis or a problem arises. It usually involves the main characters.

Ø Resolution: A solution to the problem (for better or worse). Main characters find a way to solve the problem.

Other generic structures of the text:

ü Evaluation: (optional) a step back to evaluate the plight (the narrator’s viewpoint)

ü Coda: (optional)Changes of the characters or lesson/value of the story

ü Re-orientation: (optional)

Kinds of narrative text:

• A myth

• A legend

• Fable

• A folklore