Narrative and Descriptive Writing Techniques

What type of writing focuses on telling a story?

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Both

What type of writing focuses the five senses?

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Both

True or False. Dialogue is a KEY part of descriptive writing

• True

• False

What type(s) of writing include strong CUPPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Paragraphing, Spelling)

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Both

What type of writing includes characters, setting and plot?

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Both

Which type of writing focuses on ACTION as a key part?

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Both

True or False. Creating a picture in the readers mind is part of both narrative and descriptive writing.

• True

• False

True or False. Narrative and descriptive writing both use pizazz words.

• True

• False

Which question does NOT portray a strong description.

• The sun was shining and a slight breeze blew across my face.

• The beautiful blue sky caught the attention of every passerby, no matter age.

• It was a good day.

• The feeling of the water hitting my grandmother's small, wretched hands created a sense of peace in her I had not seen in years.

The following passage is part of what type of writing?

"Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do was learn how to swim. I was always afraid of the water, but I decided that swimming was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me to become physically stronger. What I didn't realize was that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person."

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Both

• Neither