Elements of Narrative Writing

"Don't lie to me," his teacher warned him. "I'm tired of your constant excuses."

"It's not an excuse," Jayman whined. "My dog really did eat my homework."

This is an example of...

• Exposition

• Climax

• Dialogue

• External character traits

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the place, time period, and duration of a story is called-

• setting
• plot
• characters
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• persuade

• entertain

• inform

• dismiss

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Personal narratives should always include:

• setting

• weather

• friends

• trees

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3D

What is sensory language?

• The opening of a story where the main character is introduced

• Describing what something looks, smells, sounds, tastes, or feels like

• Similes, metaphors, personification and idioms

• Using past tense verbs

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which transition would best fit in the middle of the story?

• Before

• Starting off

• A short while later

• At the end

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which Point of View uses pronouns like I, me, we, us?

• 3rd person
• 1st person
• 2nd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is a narrative transition?

• Words or phrases that link actions and events and show time passing

• the first paragraph of the story

• the last paragraph of a story

• when an author uses figurative langauge

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

The people or creatures in the story that help the story develop

• Setting

• Character

• Plot

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Words to describe a character's personality or ability are called

• adjectives
• character traits
• themes
• conflicts

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3