Writing a Narrative Essay

The events in a narrative writing essay are usually told in ________________ order.

• numerical

• past tense

• correct

• chronological

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is a "hook"?

• An part of the conclusion

• A part of the introduction

• A part of the introduction that grabs the reader's attention

• The middle of the story which grabs the reader's attention

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Mood refers to

• the feeling that the writer creates in the story.

• the ending.

• the feeling that you create.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the resolution of a narrative?

• the beginning of the story.

• the middle of the story with the climax.

• the ending or conclusion of the story where the conflict is resolved.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What can you write about in a narrative?

Choose a topic that can be used for a narrative essay.

• My favourite holiday destination

• What I want to be when I grow up

• The advantages and disadvantages of learning online

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is a narrative?

• A story

• An experience

• A description

• A fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is a hook?

• A hook grabs the reader's attention.

• A hook ends the essay.

• A hook is the main idea of an essay.

• The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 

What must be done with characters when writing a narrative essay? Choose all that apply.

• Only use two from the text.

• Create more characters for the reader's interest.

• They should have the same character traits as the ones in the original text.

• They must use dialogue.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Choose all answers that are true about narrative essays.

• They should contain evidence.

• They should use transitions to help with pacing and sequencing.

• Must have a definite resolution.

• May use slang for dialogue because it helps show character traits.

• Need a beginning, middle, and end unless it is a cliff hanger.

A narrative essay

• is a fictional story.

• uses HIT, TIDE, and RIP.

• needs evidence from the text.

• needs an interesting hook statement.