Narrative Writing Vocabulary

A narrative is...

• a story

• a list of instructions

• only a true story

• only a fictional story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

Time and place

• Dialogue

• Characterization

• Setting

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

The order in which events happen

• Cause and effect

• Transition

• Sequence

• Coherence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

An event that makes something else happen.

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Transition

• Incident

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Words or phrases that connect ideas, details or events in writing.

• Sequence

• Coherence

• Transition

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The clear and orderly presentation of ideas in writing

• Coherence

• Setting

• Transition

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

A struggle between opposing forces

• Coherence

• Conflict

• Narrative

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

A piece of writing that describes an incident and includes a personal response to and reflection on the event.

• Fiction

• Narrative

• Nonfiction

• Memoir

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

The perspective of a story (ex: first person, third person)

• Position

• First person

• Narrative

• Point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word – beyond its literal definition.

• Abstract

• Literal

• Connotation

• Denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3