6C-Narrative Writing!

Imaginative detail is developed using a variety of techniques including imagery

• Plot

• Character

• Climax

• Resolution

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The struggle between the different characters or an inner conflict within one of the characters.

• Plot

• Character

• Conflict

• Climax

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The point of highest tension, where the conflict reaches its highest point

• Plot

• Character

• Conflict

• Climax

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Why is this a hooking beginning?

"Bright morning sunlight shone through my bedroom window when I woke. Lazily, I lay there for a few minutes, then vaulted out of bed. Stepping under the shower, I relished the hot, reviving water. The amazing aroma of coffee drifted through from the kitchen"

• It is a flashback.

• It is a setting description using sensory details.

• It is a direct speech.

• It is mysterious

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"Jeff looked in the mirror. He couldn’t believe his eyes. His eyes were puffy; he had bruises and cuts all over his face. It would take him ages to heal; still, with wounds like these, he will be left with scars. Three days ago, Jeff was getting ready for his dream trip. He had been planning for a long time to have the perfect holiday."

This is an example of (a)   .

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"Fiona woke up from her deep sleep. She remembered her battle with the vampire. A beaming smile was drawn on her face as she recalled how she defeated the blood curdling monster with a wooden stake. She looked at herself in the mirror… she wasn’t there… she couldn’t see her reflection. She remembered… the … bite. She is no longer human. She belongs to the underworld now"

This is a good ending because (a)  

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Which writer's technique can be used in the beginning and the ending of the story?

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• direct speech

• irony

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Choose the speech that is correctly punctuated:

• “You should have learnt your lesson now.” the old man advised. “Never judge people by their looks.”

• “You should have learnt your lesson now,” the old man advised. “Never judge people by their looks.”

• “you should have learnt your lesson now”, the old man advised. “Never judge people by their looks.”

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A hint about what will happen next

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• surprise ending

• suspense

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Interrupts the normal sequence of events to tell about something that happened in the past.

It can be a good story beginning.

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• surprise ending

• suspense

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