Introduction
Dayang Kumunah
Once upon a time, lived an old fisherman. His name was Awang Gading and he lived alone. His wife died a long time ago and he did not have any child.
In one morning, Awang Gading was fishing. He hoped he could catch some fish today. Sadly, he was not lucky. It was almost dark but he still did not catch a fish yet. He planned to go home and rowed his boat to the riverside. When he reached the riverside, he heard a baby cry. He was surprised. It was almost dark and he did not see anyone there. However, he still tried to find the baby. Finally he found the baby. It was a baby girl and she was very beautiful. Carefully, Awing held the baby and brought her home.
In the morning, he told the head of the village about the baby. When the head of the village saw the baby, he said, “You are lucky. The baby is the child of the spirit of the river. Please take care of her.” Awang Gading was very happy. He named the baby girl Dayang Kumunah. He took care of her with great love. Dayang Kumunah grew as a very beautiful and diligent girl. However, there was something strange about her. She never laughed. Dayang Kumunah was so famous for her beauty.
One of the young men who fell in love with her was Awangku Usop. He was a handsome and rich man. He proposed Dayang Kumunah to be his wife. Dayang Kumunah agreed, but he had to promise one thing. He never asked Dayang Kumunah to laugh.
Though he felt very strange, Awangku Usop agreed to promise. Then, they got married. Sadly, after they got married, Awing Gading died. Dayang Kumunah was very sad. He loved his father very much. Days passed by, now Dayang Kumunah and Awangku Usop had five children. Awangku Usop actually wanted to know why Dayang Kumunah never laughed.
However, he did not want to break his promise. Their youngest child was still a toddler. He just learned how to walk. One day, the whole family gathered in the house. They saw the youngest child tried to walk. Everybody was laughing because the child was so funny. Everybody was laughing except Dayang Kumunah. This time Awangku Usop could not hold it anymore. And he broke his promise, he asked his wife to laugh. “I have told you not to ask me to laugh, why did you break your promise?” Said Dayang Kumunah. “I am really curious. We have been married for years but I never see you laugh,” said Awangku Usop.
Then Dayang Kumunah did it, she laughed. And when she laughed people could see her fish gills. Dayang Kumunah was so sad. She ran to the river and swam. Awangku Usop and the children followed her. They saw Dayang Kumunah slowly changed into a fish. Awangku Usop was really sad. He already broke his promise. “Please take care of our children. I am not a human. I am from the river and I will live here,” said Dayang Kumunah.
She then changed into a fish. People named the fish as Patin Fish.
Task
After you read the story, what is the first thing which accross in your mind?
Do yo get the point of story?
By reading the story, there are some questions about :
- what is the main idea of paragraph 1?
- What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
- What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
- What are some difficult words that you find from the text?
- can you identify the generic structure of the text?
For the next activity, please make group consist of 5 or 6 students
Process
Getting started :
As a group, You must read the text carefully. After that, you must work with your group to analyze the text. Find main idea of each paragraph. Dont forget to write on a piece of paper!
If you have done with your work, you must present your work in front of class. Your presentation will be counted.
For your invidual score please answer this following questions!
- What is the main idea of second paragraph?
- Why did Dayang Kumunah never laugh?
- What promise di Awanku Usop and Dayang Kumunah make before they got married?
- What is the resolution of the text?
- From the text, it can be concluded that Dayang Kumunah was ....
Evaluation
Group Presentation
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Criteria |
indicator |
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Pronounciation and fluency (30) |
Correct pronunciation with accurate stress and intonation. |
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Clearance (10) |
Well structured from beginning to the end. Speak clearly with proper volume. |
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Body Language (10) |
Effective use of body languageto persuade the audiance and emphasize the idea. |
Grading
Maximum score each question = 20
Maximum score : 20 x 5 = 100
Students’ score : Total correct x 100
Total questions
Grading
91 – 100 : Excellent
81 – 90 : Very Good
70 – 80 : Good
60 – 69 : Fair
59 : Less
Conclusion
After you read all the story above, i have a question. What have we learned today?
Yes! The topic we are discussing today is about narrative text. Narrative is a story about fiction and non fiction which is used for entertaining. Are you interested learning with this WebQuest?
Hopefully you can apply the knowledge you have earned and i hope it will be useful for you in your daily life.