Writing Narratives

______________ drives the story. It creates tension and builds suspense.

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

The ______________________ is the point of highest tension and the major decisive turning point

• Setup

• Rising Tension

• Climax

• Resolution

The _________________ is the conflict's conclusion. This is where the protagonist finally overcomes the conflict, learns to accept it, or is ultimately defeated by it. Regardless, this is where the journey ends.

• Setup

• Rising Tension

• Climax

• Resolution

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

• Inform

• Explain

• Teach

• Entertain

In this element of plot the author introduces the characters and setting...

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

What resource(s) can help me find descriptive words and/or their meaning?

• video games

• dictionary

• newspaper

• thesaurus

Regardless of how many characters a story has, there is always a __________ and ____________.

• Protagonist

• Villain

• Antagonist

• Central Character

Narrative writing is _________.

• a story

• something made up

• a true story about an event that really happened

• all three

True for False:
Narrative stories have beginnings, middles, and ends?

• True

• False

Which answer shows the best example of dialogue being used in a narrative?

• Wow, Jim said as he walked down the eerie hallway to his destination.

• "Hey, wait up!" Joe yelled, as he saw his friends shadow disappear around the corner.