Lit Terms 2 Practice

A narrative is...

• A type of poetry

• An autobiography

• A story

• A research project

Which questions about the story will the setting answer?

• What is the author's attitude toward the characters?
• Where and when does the story take place?
• Who are the people the story is about?
  Why and why did the author write the story?

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which is the BEST example of a sensory detail

• Rattling thunder and lightening flashes

• Talking a mile a minute

• A magic wand broke in half

• Happy or sad

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The final outcome of the story, it shows how everything turned out:

• Falling Action

• Climax/Turning Point

• Resolution/Denouement

• Rising Action

James got invited to his best friend's birthday party. It was the same night as the biggest Cardinals game of the season.

• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Jenna's house was destroyed when Hurricane Katrina blew through New Orleans.

• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Narrative writing tells a story to ........... the reader.

• persuade

• entertain

• inform

• dismiss

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

What is the goal of writing a narrative?

• to create a masterpiece

• to have the reader make a choice

• to attract the readers at the beginning, keep them engaged until the end

• To create and ending that is always funny

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

Time travel is exhausting. It took me 200 million years to realize that. Well, actually it only took me a few seconds, but I first realized it about 200 million years ago. That was the first time that I traveled through time. "Try it!" said the mad scientist. "History needs you," he told me. I went with my gut.
What is the point of view?

• first person
• second person
• third person limited
• third person omniscient

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Brandon stepped to the pitcher's mound. He held the ball in his mitt and adjusted his fingers on the seams. He could feel the pressure of the moment. It was the ninth inning. His team was up by one. The bases were loaded. "You can do it," Brandon thought to himself, but he felt hesitation in his heart. He stared at the batter. His name was Jimmy. Jimmy could sense Brandon's hesitation. He was going to capitalize on it. Jimmy knew that Brandon was going to throw it down the middle. He couldn't wait to take a swing. This was Jimmy's chance to be a hero and he had no intentions of blowing it.
What is the point of view?

• first person
• second person
• third person limited
• third person omniscient

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6