STORYTELLING

Definisi Narrative

Pengertian dan definisi narrative text menurut para ahli adalah “cerita”. Menurut units.muohio.edu, Pengertian narrative adalah:

A narrative is some kind of retelling, often in words (though it is possible to mime a story), 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 just is a sequence of events, a narrative recounts those events.

Pengertian dan Generic Structure Narrative

Sebuah text narrative adalah bertugas untuk menceritakan “RETELL”, penceritaan ini sering dalam bentuk kata kata mekipun sangat mungkin penceritaan itu dilakukan denga cara menirukan sebuah cerita. Penceritaannya adalah tentang sesuatu yang telah terjadi atau sebuah cerita. Narrative itu bukanlah cerita itu sendiri tetapi penceritaan terhadap cerita tersebut. Sementara Cerita adalah terjadinya beberapa peristiwa yang berurutan, lalu narrative la yang bertugas menceritakan peristiwa-peristiwa tersebut.

Generic Structure Narrative text

Bagaimana sebuah text dibedakan dengan text lainya? Cara paling mudah membedakan macam atau jenis text bahasa Inggris ini adalah dengan melihat susunan atau structure pesan dalam bentuk paragrap dalam text text tersbut. Susunan pesan penyampaian inilah yang kita kenal dengan generic structure. Maka generic structure tiap text pasti berbeda.
Adapaun genric structure narrative text adalah:

1. Orientation: Biasanya terletak di paragrap pertama. Secara teori, Orientation berisi pesan tentang informasi What, Who, Where, dan When. Pada paragrap Orintation, text narrative akan memberitahukan pembaca tentang apa  peristiwanya siapa pelaku-pelakunya, dimana dan kapan peristiwa tersebut terjadi.

2. Complication: Paragrap complication menjadi inti sebuah text naarative. Complication ini menceritakn apa yang tejadi dengan pelaku dalam peristiwa tersebut. Umumnya Complcation ini berisi gesekan antar pelaku peristiwa. Gesekan ini menimbulkan sebuah Conflict atau pertentangan. Dalam teori literay, Comflict umumnya dibedakan menjadi 3 macam; natural conflict, social conflict, dan psychological conflict

3. Resolution. Sebuah pertentangan harus ditutup dengan penyelesaian. Dalam sebuah text narrative, resolution bisa dengan penyelesaian yuang menyenangkan juga kadang berakhir dengan penyelesaian yang menyedihkan.

Conflict atau pertentangan harus ada pada setiap contoh cerita narrative. Jika ceirta text narrative itu panjang, biasanya ada lebih dari 1 conflict. Dari sini kita mengenal Major Conflict dan Minor Conflict.

Contoh-contoh text Narrative beserta Generic Structure

Ada banyak contoh text narrative. Setiap cerita yang mengandung 3 unsur generic structure tersebut, biasanya dinamakan sebuah text narrative. Contoh-contoh text narrative tersebut adalah:

Narrative text in fables cerita binatang

• The story of ugly duckling
  The story of monkey and crocodile
  The story of rabbit and bear

Narrative text in stories of man vs animal, pertentangan antara manusia dengan binatang

• The story of the smartest parrot
  The story of woodcutter and the king of the mice
  The story of cap seller and the monkeys

Narrative text in love stories

• Love story of Romeo and Juliet
  Love story of Antony and Cleopatra
  Love story of Naruto and Hinata

Narrative text in the legends

• The legend of Toba Lake
  The legend of Sura and Baya
  The legend of Tangkuban Perahu

Narrative text tentang cerita rakyat lainnya

• The story of Malin Kundang
  The story of farmer and a box
  The story Arabian princes
  The story of a kite

Itulah ringkasan NARRATIVE TEXT dengan pejelasan difinisi, generic structure, dan contoh dalam bahasa Inggris. Semoga bisa membantu yang sedang  belajar jenis text bahsa Inggris.

A. STORYTELLING

 

Why Storytelling?

Educators have long known that the arts can contribute to student academic success and emotional well being. The ancient art of storytelling is especially well-suited for student exploration. As a folk art, storytelling is accessible to all ages and abilities. No special equipment beyond the imagination and the power of listening and speaking is needed to create artistic images. As a learning tool, storytelling can encourage students to explore their unique expressiveness and can heighten a student's ability to communicate thoughts and feelings in an articulate, lucid manner. These benefits transcend the art experience to support daily life skills. In our fast-paced, media-driven world, storytelling can be a nurturing way to remind children that their spoken words are powerful, that listening is important, and that clear communication between people is an art.

Gaining Verbal Skills
Becoming verbally proficient can contribute to a student's ability to resolve interpersonal conflict nonviolently. Negotiation, discussion, and tact are peacemaking skills. Being able to lucidly express one's thoughts and feelings is important for a child's safety. Clear communication is the first step to being able to ask for help when it is needed.

Imagination
Both telling a story and listening to a well-told tale encourages students to use their imaginations. Developing the imagination can empower students to consider new and inventive ideas. Developing the imagination can contribute to self-confidence and personal motivation as students envision themselves competent and able to accomplish their hopes and dreams.

Passing On Wisdom
Storytelling based on traditional folktales is a gentle way to guide young people toward constructive personal values by presenting imaginative situations in which the outcome of both wise and unwise actions and decisions can be seen.