Narrative Writing Practice

Which elements (parts) should be included in the beginning of a narrative text? Choose all that apply.

• The problem/conflict

• Details about the setting

• Introducing the characters

• The solution to the problem

Which is true about sensory details?

• The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting.

• They describe at least one of the 5 senses.

• Both are true

It is a good idea to "hook" reader at the beginning of the story.

• True

• False

Which point of view do you see these signal words?

• Second person

• First person

• Third person

A piece of writing that describes an incident and includes a personal response to and reflection on the event.

• Fiction

• Narrative

• Nonfiction

• Memoir

an essay that includes a story about a personal experience told from the author or narrator's perspective

• argumentative

• persausive

• informative

• narrative

You have read the passage adapted from “The First Night at Sea,” which focuses on the narrator’s first night aboard a sailboat on a two-year journey. Write a continuation of the passage that describes what happens next. Be sure to use what you have learned about the setting, characters, and plot of the passage. Which type of writing is the prompt asking you to do?

• Narrative

• Informative

• Argumentative

You have read the passage “Taco Head,” a story about a student who struggles with their identity and culture during lunch at school. Write an alternative ending about the narrated events in the story to show how the main character stands up to their bullies. Provide key details and examples from the passage to support your writing. Which type of writing is the prompt asking you to do?

• Argumentative

• Informative

• Narrative

What is narrative writing?

• A paper done with research and facts

• A story about myself

• A true story written about another person

• Fictional story with a problem, events, and a solution

Personal narratives are usually written with a:

• First-person point of view

• Second-person point of view

• Third-person point of view