Materi Writing 8 Kelas X SMA/SMK/MA/MAK

• INSTRUCTIONS

1.   Siswa mampu menguasai teknologi yang ada, yakni mampu menggunkan Blog, Quipper, Edmodoo, Email and Whatsapp.

2.     Seluruh siswa wajib untuk memiliki Blog dalam writing VII.

3.   Siswa mempunyai tugas untuk membuat cerita dalam bahasa inggris tentang asal usul desa tempat tinggal mereka serta mengidentifikasi generic structure.

4.  Untuk mengumpulkan tugas, siswa harus menshare tugas yang dibuat dalam blog masing masing siswa dan memberitahukan alamat blog kepada guru.

A.    Narrative Text

Narrative text that are a series of events that are interconnected and delivered sequentially and neatly from beginning to end so as to form a complete understanding in the minds of readers or listeners. Narrative text can also an imaginative story to entertain people. Narrative text has many kind, they are:

1.      Folklore / Folktale

2.      Legend

3.      Myth

4.      Fable

5.      Short story

B.    Generic Structure

1.     Orientation

Orientation is the first part of Narrative Text, located at the beginning of the story or in the first paragraph. The function of Orientation is to introduce to the reader or listener the character of the narrative story, time, and setting of the story. The Orientation usually written briefly and can answer the questions who, what, where, when.

2.     Complication

Complication is the next part of Narrative Text. This section is the one awaited by readers and listeners because in this section the problems in the story arise, so that Narrative Text becomes more interesting to read and not boring. In making Narrative Text, the writers may give one or more problems in this, section so that the text is more interesting. Usually, problems that arise in this section involve the main characters of the text.

3.     Resolution

Resolution is the next part after Complication. At Resolution, the problems found in Complication begin to be resolved with various solutions. Solutions to overcome or end the problem do not always good and happy ending, sometimes there are bad and sad ending solutions. In addition, there are other solutions to overcome problems but do not solve the problems but hang up to the end of the story, thus making the readers more curious. It aims to maintain the reader's interest in the story.

4.     Coda / Re – Orientation

Re-orientation is the last part of the Narrative text and usually at the end of the story or in the last paragraph. Re-orientation is a choice which means that the writer who wants to make Narrative Text can use the Re-orientation or not. This a part usually contains useful messages for readers related to the story. The messages can be moral messages, or teachings from the author.

C.    Past Tense

Narrative text using past tense because it tells a series of events that are not real or a series of events that have occurred in the past. Narrative text can use Past Tense, whether it's Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous Tense, or Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

- Form of Simple Past

        - Form of Past Continuous

         - Form of Past Perfect 

          - Form of Past Perfect Continuous 

To better understand from the material above, click the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O646CtbjLx8&t=28s

D.    Students Assignment

In this material, students must have blog to share her/him assignment, and for the assignment the students write stories about the history of the village where they live and give a generic structure. The students must share assignment in personal blog.