Level Level : Eight Grader’s ( reading )

IndicatorIndicator: -The students are able to identify the generic

structure of narration. -The students are able to respond the

meaning of the essay of narration in written context. - The students are able to

create narration.

Standard competenceStandard competence 11.Memahami makna dalam

esai pendek sederhana berbentuk recount dan narrative untuk berinteraksi dengan lingkungan sekitar.

Basic CompetenceBasic Competence

11.3 Merespon makna dan langkah retorika dalam esai pendek sederhana secara akurat,lancar, dan berterima yang berkaitan dengan lingkungan sekitar dalam teks berbentuk recount dan narrative.

Objective Objective When you finish this unit, you are able

to • Responding to narrative text • Identified communicative purpose,

generic structure and grammatical features.

• Identified information, factual, main idea, word, phrase and sentence meaning.

Activity 1Activity 1Look at the picture this!

Now, answer the following question based on activity

1

1. Have you ever heard the story ?

2. What is the title of the story?3. What is the kind of the text

above?4. Can you retell the story for us?

Long ago, in a faraway Long ago, in a faraway place, there lived a lovely place, there lived a lovely

princess named Snow White. princess named Snow White. Her hair was black as coal, her Her hair was black as coal, her lips red as rose, and her skin lips red as rose, and her skin

as white as snow. Snow as white as snow. Snow White's stepmother, the White's stepmother, the Queen, was very cruel.Queen, was very cruel.

She hated anyone who was more She hated anyone who was more beautiful than she. The Queen beautiful than she. The Queen treated Snow White like a treated Snow White like a servant. Snow White never servant. Snow White never complained. She was obedient complained. She was obedient and hard-working, but she and hard-working, but she dreamed of a handsome prince dreamed of a handsome prince who would take her away to his who would take her away to his castle. One day, while drawing castle. One day, while drawing water from the well, a handsome water from the well, a handsome stranger did appear, charmed by stranger did appear, charmed by Snow White's singingSnow White's singing..

But Snow White was too shy to But Snow White was too shy to speak to him. Inside the castle, speak to him. Inside the castle, the the QQueen asked her magic ueen asked her magic mirror, "Mirror, mirror, on the mirror, "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of wall, who is the fairest one of all?" Every day the mirror had the all?" Every day the mirror had the same reply. "You are the fairest," same reply. "You are the fairest," he told her. And the Queen was he told her. And the Queen was content for another day.content for another day.

But as Snow White grew But as Snow White grew older, she also grew more older, she also grew more beautiful. And the Queen beautiful. And the Queen became very jealous. One became very jealous. One day the magic mirror told day the magic mirror told the Queen that someone the Queen that someone else was the fairest in the else was the fairest in the land. It was the princess, land. It was the princess, Snow WhiteSnow White!!

In a jealous rage, the Queen In a jealous rage, the Queen called her royal huntsman into called her royal huntsman into the throne room. "Take Snow the throne room. "Take Snow White far into the forest and kill White far into the forest and kill her," she commanded. "And as her," she commanded. "And as proof of your deed, bring me proof of your deed, bring me back her heart in this."back her heart in this."

She handed the stunned She handed the stunned huntsman a beautiful carved huntsman a beautiful carved box. "Poor Snow White," said the box. "Poor Snow White," said the hunter to the innocent princess. hunter to the innocent princess. "I cannot kill you. You must run "I cannot kill you. You must run away and hide from the Queen!" away and hide from the Queen!" Snow White was so frightened Snow White was so frightened that she ran off through the dark that she ran off through the dark woods. At last she came to a woods. At last she came to a cottage. "Who lives here?" Snow cottage. "Who lives here?" Snow White wondered.White wondered.

Then she heard voices Then she heard voices singing in the distance. The singing in the distance. The seven dwarfs who lived in seven dwarfs who lived in the cottage were coming the cottage were coming home from a hard day at home from a hard day at work in the diamond mine.work in the diamond mine.

The dwarfs introduced The dwarfs introduced themselves. Their names were themselves. Their names were Sleepy, Grumpy, Happy, Doc, Sleepy, Grumpy, Happy, Doc, Dopey, Sneezy, and Bashful. Dopey, Sneezy, and Bashful. They invited Snow White to share They invited Snow White to share their supper. Snow White felt so their supper. Snow White felt so safe with the dwarfs that she safe with the dwarfs that she decided to stay with them. But decided to stay with them. But the evil Queen soon found out the evil Queen soon found out that Snow White was still alive. that Snow White was still alive. She would have to take matters She would have to take matters into her own wicked hands.into her own wicked hands.

She fled to the dungeon She fled to the dungeon beneath the castle. There the beneath the castle. There the Queen mixed a potion that Queen mixed a potion that would change her into an old would change her into an old hag. Then she took an apple hag. Then she took an apple and slowly dipped it into and slowly dipped it into another potion. "One bite of another potion. "One bite of this poisoned apple and this poisoned apple and Snow White will close her Snow White will close her eyes forever!" she cackled.eyes forever!" she cackled.

The old woman appeared at Snow The old woman appeared at Snow White's window. "Hello, dearie," White's window. "Hello, dearie," she said. "Taste one of my she said. "Taste one of my delicious apples. It's apple pies delicious apples. It's apple pies that make menfolk's mouths that make menfolk's mouths water. Pies made from apples like water. Pies made from apples like these." Then she held the these." Then she held the poisoned apple out to Snow poisoned apple out to Snow White.White.

The birds tried to warn The birds tried to warn Snow White away from Snow White away from the poisoned fruit. They the poisoned fruit. They fluttered and flew fluttered and flew around the hag, trying to around the hag, trying to make her drop the apple. make her drop the apple. "Stop it! Stop it!" cried "Stop it! Stop it!" cried Snow WhiteSnow White. .

The birds flew away sadly. The birds flew away sadly. Then the animals of the Then the animals of the forest ran to the dwarfs to forest ran to the dwarfs to warn them that something warn them that something was very wrong and they was very wrong and they needed to come right home!needed to come right home!

The seven dwarfs raced to the The seven dwarfs raced to the cottage and found the old cottage and found the old woman trying to sneak away and woman trying to sneak away and Snow White lying lifeless on the Snow White lying lifeless on the floor. The dwarfs chased the hag floor. The dwarfs chased the hag into the forest. A storm began to into the forest. A storm began to blow as the evil woman ran blow as the evil woman ran away. Suddenly she came to the away. Suddenly she came to the edge of a steep and rocky cliff.edge of a steep and rocky cliff.

First she tried to move a huge First she tried to move a huge

rock so it would roll down on rock so it would roll down on

top of the poor dwarfs and top of the poor dwarfs and

crush them. "Look out!" cried crush them. "Look out!" cried

Grumpy to the others. At that Grumpy to the others. At that

moment, lightning struckmoment, lightning struck..

The Queen lost her balance The Queen lost her balance and fell to her doom! The sad and fell to her doom! The sad little dwarfs built a bed of little dwarfs built a bed of gold and glass for their gold and glass for their beloved Snow White. They beloved Snow White. They kept watch over her, day and kept watch over her, day and night.night.

Then one day a handsome prince Then one day a handsome prince

rode into the forest. How beautiful rode into the forest. How beautiful

the young woman was! The Prince the young woman was! The Prince

knelt down and kissed Snow White knelt down and kissed Snow White

tenderly. His kiss awakened her. tenderly. His kiss awakened her.

Snow White and the Prince rode off Snow White and the Prince rode off

to his kingdom, where they lived to his kingdom, where they lived

happily ever happily ever

after.after.

VocabularyVocabulary • ObedientObedient : patuh,taat: patuh,taat• Charmed Charmed : mempesonakan : mempesonakan • Cottage Cottage : gubuk: gubuk• Dwarf Dwarf : kurcaci : kurcaci • FrightenedFrightened : ketakutan: ketakutan• WickedWicked : jahat: jahat• DungeonDungeon : kamar bawah tanah: kamar bawah tanah• Fluttered Fluttered : mengedipkan : mengedipkan • PoisonedPoisoned : meracuni : meracuni

Let’s see the movie...Let’s see the movie...

Find Out : 1.1. What is the story about ?What is the story about ?

2.2. What happened to the queen ?What happened to the queen ?

3.3. Why did snow white run away Why did snow white run away from the queen?from the queen?

4.4. With whom snow white met in With whom snow white met in the cottage ?the cottage ?

5.5. How did the bird do when snow How did the bird do when snow white will taste the apple ?white will taste the apple ?

6.6. How did snow white wake up How did snow white wake up again ?again ?

GRAMMAR CORNERGRAMMAR CORNER

• The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

• The simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but,

irregular verb forms have to be learned.

Pattern :Pattern :

The Positive Pattern The Positive Pattern S + Verb 2…………………………………………………… Yesterday.S + Verb 2…………………………………………………… Yesterday.

The Negative Pattern The Negative Pattern S + didn’t + Verb 1…………………………………… ……..Yesterday.S + didn’t + Verb 1…………………………………… ……..Yesterday.

The Interrogative PatternThe Interrogative PatternDid + S + Verb 1……………………………………………..Yesterday? Did + S + Verb 1……………………………………………..Yesterday?

The Question-word PatternThe Question-word PatternQW + did + S + Verb 1……………………………….………Yesterday? QW + did + S + Verb 1……………………………….………Yesterday?

NARRATIVE TEXT

Social Function To amuse, entertain and to deal with actual

or vicious experience in different waysto the reader or listener.

-OrientationSets the scene and introduce the participants-EvaluationA stepping back to evaluate the plight-ComplicationA crisis arises-Resolution The crisis is resolved, for better or for worse-Re-OrientationOptional

Use action verb ( opened, kicked)Use direct speech

Use adverb of time (all day)

Language Features

Use of specific characterUse past tense Use relevant to personal,emotive ( sad,happy), descriptive (handsome,cool)

Fun Fun Activity Activity Read the text and pay attention Read the text and pay attention

with the text Organization.with the text Organization.

The Lion and the MouseThe Lion and the Mouse

A lion was sleeping one day when a little mouse came A lion was sleeping one day when a little mouse came

along and ran up and down over his face. along and ran up and down over his face.

This awakened the lion and made him very angry. This awakened the lion and made him very angry.

He put his paw over the mouse and said, "What do He put his paw over the mouse and said, "What do

you mean by waking me? You shall pay for this," and you mean by waking me? You shall pay for this," and

he opened his big mouth to swallow the mouse. he opened his big mouth to swallow the mouse.

"Oh, do not kill me, Mr. Lion!" squealed "Oh, do not kill me, Mr. Lion!" squealed

the mouse. "I did not mean to waken the mouse. "I did not mean to waken

you. Do let me go and I will never you. Do let me go and I will never

trouble you again." "No, I will not let trouble you again." "No, I will not let

you go," roared the lion. "Please do," you go," roared the lion. "Please do,"

cried the frightened mouse. "If you cried the frightened mouse. "If you

will let me go perhaps I can do will let me go perhaps I can do

something for you sometime." something for you sometime."

This made the lion laugh. "You do This made the lion laugh. "You do

something for me ," he said. "What something for me ," he said. "What

a joke! Well, you are such a little a joke! Well, you are such a little

fellow that I will let you go this fellow that I will let you go this

time, but never let me see you time, but never let me see you

about here again," and he lifted his about here again," and he lifted his

paw. paw.

The lion roared so loud that the ground The lion roared so loud that the ground shook. The little mouse heard him. shook. The little mouse heard him. "That lion is in trouble," he said. "I will "That lion is in trouble," he said. "I will see what I can do to help him," and he see what I can do to help him," and he ran to the lion. ran to the lion. When the mouse saw that the lion was When the mouse saw that the lion was tied with ropes, he said, "Cheer up, Mr. tied with ropes, he said, "Cheer up, Mr. Lion. Be quiet and I will set you free," Lion. Be quiet and I will set you free," and he began gnawing the ropes. and he began gnawing the ropes. He worked long and hard and at last the He worked long and hard and at last the lion was free. lion was free.

As the little mouse scampered off, he As the little mouse scampered off, he

said, "Thank you, kind lion, I shall not said, "Thank you, kind lion, I shall not

forget your kindness." forget your kindness."

Some time after this the lion was Some time after this the lion was

caught in a trap. The hunters tied him caught in a trap. The hunters tied him

to a tree while they went to get a to a tree while they went to get a

wagon to carry him away. wagon to carry him away.

Title :Title :……………..

Orientation :Orientation :

Who : 1………..2………..When :………Where :………

Complication :Complication :………………………………………..……………………

Resolution :Resolution :……………………………….………………..

Fill the map according to the story above.

Read the text below Read the text below carefully. Identify.carefully. Identify.

The positive form of the past tense.The positive form of the past tense.The question form of the past The question form of the past

tense.tense.The negative form of the past The negative form of the past

tensetense..

There once a man who lived in the small house in the country. One day he left his house and went into town. One the way he met

a beggar who didn’t wear clothes. So, the man asked the beggar whyhe didn’t wear clothes. Rudely, the beggar answered : “did you think

before you said that ? I am a beggar, what did you expect ?

GOOD JOB GOOD JOB