Personal Narrative 2
What is it called when a character is talking? This is what is within quotation marks.
dialogue
What can you do in your story to let your readers know what you are feeling?
use inner thinking
Name the comma rule that is being shown in the following sentence: The most fun things to do when it snows are sledding down steep hills, building snowmen, and making igloos.
Use a comma to separate three or more items in a series.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.
walked
What is the complete subject of this sentence: The intelligent, loud students were extremely excited to play the game.
The intelligent, loud students
Personal narratives are most often told from this point of view.
First person
The mechanical corrections of a piece of writing, including spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and paragraphing.
Editing
Name the comma rule that is being shown with the following sentence: Mrs. Smith, will you please teach me how to use a comma?
Use a comma after an introductory element in a sentence.
What is a word that connects the subject to something about the subject or a renaming of the subject?
Linking verb
List three things that always need to be capitalized.
Answers will vary.
Words or phrases that connect one idea to the next or show a change in time, location, or subject.
Transition words
The clouds are puffs of cotton in the sky. This is an example of what? (A comparison that does not use like)
Metaphor
Name the comma rule that is being shown in the following sentence: Mr. Reilly, the craziest man I have ever met, is going to be my teacher next year!
Use a comma to separate an interrupter from the rest of the sentence.
What is a verb that comes before a main verb and connects the subject to the main verb?
helping verb
What is the simple predicate of the following sentence: The tiny, hungry mouse is a filthy creature.
Is
Expressions that are not literally true but help the reader picture ordinary things in new ways (e.g. metaphor, similie, personification).
Figurative Language
The structure and format of writing; the logical sequence of ideas. It makes the story have a 'proper flow'
Organization
Name the comma rule that is being shown in the following sentence: Before we go out for lunch, I would like to clean my room a little.
Use a comma after an introductory dependent clause.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Lucas would have slept if he was tired.
would have- helping verbs
slept- action verb/main verb
was- linking verb
What type of figurative language is being shown in the following sentence: Boom! The balloon popped with dramatic and boisterous force!
Onomatopoeia
The perspective from which a story is told -1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
point of view
Name four ways that you can make a personal narrative into a story instead of a list.
Use dialogue, inner thinking, sensory details, and action.
Name the comma rule that is being shown in the following sentence: All of the students were supposed to take their verbs quiz over Thanksgiving break, and they all completed it!
Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction to separate two independent clauses.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Since she was pale and had a fever, Betty seemed sick all morning.
was- linking
had-linking
seemed-linking
What type of figurative language is being shown in the following sentence: As the sun set behind the dying trees, the sky was an angry ocean of blues and purples.
metaphor