Study Guide on Perspective and Narrative Technique

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of point of view?

• to let the characters know what the reader can see or hear
• to express the character's thoughts and allow the reader to see and hear the story in different ways
• to let the reader know what the author knows about a story
• to express the author's thoughts and feelings and allow the reader to know what the character's know

Multiple Choice

What are the three narrative techniques mentioned in the image?

• Make stories exciting

• Make stories emotional

• Make stories memorable

• Make stories boring

Multiple Choice

A narrative technique that allows authors to introduce past events that have a direct effect on current events.

• Narrative techniques

• Pace

• Chronological order

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

Open Ended

Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him something terrible was going to happen, and happen soon. Predict what will happen later in the story.

Multiple Choice

What influences an author's perspective?

• Background

• Beliefs

• Experiences

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the primary function of using dialogue in literature?

• To provide lengthy descriptions of the setting

• To reveal character traits and advance the plot

• To introduce new characters into the story

• To describe the physical appearance of characters

Open Ended

Which narrative technique stood out to you the most today? Why?

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to read like a writer?

• To analyze the structure of a text

• To memorize the text

• To ignore the author's style

• To focus only on the plot

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident