Kurikulum Merdeka Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 Chapter 2: Kindness Begins With Me (Narrative Text)

Summary

This video introduces the concept of narrative text, explaining its purpose as imaginative stories that entertain readers. It outlines the structure of narrative text, which includes orientation (introduction of time, place, and characters), complication (conflicts or problems), and resolution (solutions). The use of past tense is highlighted as a key feature in narrative writing. Additionally, the video explains the role of adjectives in narrative text, emphasizing their importance in expressing characters' feelings and traits, such as happy, sad, brave, or kind. Viewers are encouraged to comment and subscribe.

Takeaways

• 📖 Narrative text refers to imaginative stories created to entertain readers.
• 📅 The structure of narrative text includes orientation, complication, and resolution.
• 👥 Orientation introduces the time, location, and characters in the story.
• ⚡ Complication presents conflicts or problems in the story.
• ✅ Resolution provides solutions for the conflicts or problems.
• ⏳ Narrative text is often written in the past tense to build the story.
• 💬 Adjectives are frequently used in narrative texts to describe the characters' feelings.
• 😢 Common adjectives to express feelings include sad, angry, happy, and disappointed.
• 👤 Adjectives are also used to describe character traits and behaviors, like brave, clever, and kind.
• 📚 The script encourages viewers to comment and subscribe to the video.

Q & A

What is the purpose of narrative text?

The purpose of narrative text is to entertain readers through imaginative stories created by writers.

What are the main parts of a narrative text structure?

The main parts are orientation, complication, and resolution.

What is introduced in the orientation stage of a narrative text?

The orientation stage introduces the time, location, and characters in the story.

What is the purpose of the complication in a narrative text?

The complication presents the conflicts or problems faced by the characters in the story.

What role does the resolution play in a narrative text?

The resolution provides solutions to the conflicts or problems in the story.

Which tense is generally used in narrative text?

Narrative text typically uses the past tense to tell the story.

How are adjectives used in narrative text?

Adjectives are used to express the characters' feelings and to describe their traits and behaviors.

What is an adjective according to Merriam-Webster?

According to Merriam-Webster, an adjective is a word that modifies a noun to denote a quality, quantity, or to distinguish it from something else.

Can you give examples of adjectives that describe a character's feelings?

Examples include sad, angry, happy, upset, disappointed, worried, and heartbroken.

What are some examples of adjectives that describe character traits or behavior?

Examples include brave, shy, clever, polite, kind, rude, cruel, and friendly.