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Theory of Narrative,Recount,and
Procedure Text
Theory of :
Narrative text
Recount Text
Procedure text
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Narrative Text
Narrative is a text focusing specific participants. Its social function is to tell
stories or past events and entertain the readers.
A narrative text will consists of the following structure:
1. Orientation: Introducing the participants and informing the time and the
place
2. Complication: Describing the rising crises which the participants have to
do with
3. Resolution: Showing the way of participant to solve the crises, better or
worse
Grammatical features using tenses past
Frequent use of conjunctive time (temporal conjunction), for example: once
upon a time, one day, long time ago
kind of narrative : A myth
A legend
A folktale
A Folklore
A fable
example : A Mouse Deer and Mr. Farmer
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Recount Text
Definition of Recount
Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its
purpose is either to inform or to entertain the audience. There is no
complication among the participants and that differentiates from narrative
Structure of Recount
1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time
2. Events: Describing series of event that happened in the past
3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to
the story
Language Feature of Recount
Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc
Using chronological connection; then, first, etc
Using linking verb; was, were, saw, heard, etc
Using action verb; look, go, change, etc
Using simple past tense
Example: Going to Johar Market
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Procedure Text
Procedure text is a text that is designed to describe how
something is achieved through a sequence of actions or
steps. It explains how people perform different processes in
a sequence of steps. This text uses simple present tense,
often imperative sentences. It also uses the temporal
conjunction such as first, second, then, next, finally, etc.
The generic structures of procedure text are :
* Goal/aim ( or title)
* Materials (not required for all procedural texts)
* Steps (the actions that must be taken)
Example: How to make sandwich
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