Personal Narrative

Another description for a "personal narrative" is:

• A pun or joke

• A "how-to" guide

• A story you want to share

• A way to persuade someone of your point of view

Your personal narrative should have a title.

• True

• False

Writers use _____________ -that they saw, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted.

• sensory details

• main ideas

• pictures

• mood

A personal narrative uses a lot of:

• Statistics

• Works Cited (footnotes)

• Formal, academic language

• Sensory detail

Which of the following is a vivid description of setting

• One time at my buddy's house

• On the 4th of July

• Arriving home late after an unexpected evening rain

• Last week on the bus

flash of lights in the night sky-
is an example of which sensory detail?

• sound
• sight
• touch 
• taste

A conversation inside a character's head is called

• sight and sounds

• inner dialogue

• characterization

• conflict

Which of the following is an example of conflict?

(choose all that apply)

• an argument with a friend

• falling out of love

• getting the job you interviewed for

• being called "stupid" or told you won't succeed

It is a good strategy, when storytelling, to start off neutral, even boring, in the beginning because this ensures the reader will trust you by engaging in a 'non-threatening' text.

• True

• False

It is best when storytelling is random and chaotic. It is distracting when the narrator organizes events in sequence.

• True

• False