Narratives

narratives

personal or fictional

Multiple Choice

Which point of view is a narrative told in?

• first person (words: I, me, we, us)

• second person (talks to reader directly)

• third person (words: he, she, they)

Personal and Fictional Narratives are told using FIRST PERSON point of view.

• uses words like: I, me, we, us

• describes realistic or real stories

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a narrative?

• to persuade or argue

• to inform or educate

• to share a lesson or message

Theme

• narratives have a life lesson to take away from the story

• they have a point, or a "so what" moment

Multiple Choice

True or false?

Narratives don't have to be organized at all. They're based on real events so the information can skip around as long as it happened.

• true

• false

Multiple Select

The beginning of a narrative starts to hint at a few things like:

• theme

• education

• conflict

• resolution

Multiple Select

What's the best way to resolve the conflict and end a narrative? There may be more than one correct answer.

• Show what the characters have learned to support the theme.

• Repeat the beginning of the story like a research essay.

• Illustrate how the characters have changed.

• Leave the reader with a random quote to ponder.

Multiple Choice

True or false?

A fictional narrative is an absolutely true story based on the writer's life.

• true

• false