Personal Narratives
What point of view is usually used in a personal narrative?
First person
Which is the stronger verb: walked or stomped?
Stomped
What does ecstatic mean?
Very happy or thrilled
Which sentence uses stronger description: 'The dog went across the yard' or 'The enormous dog sprinted across the muddy yard'?
The second sentence; it uses stronger verbs and adjectives.
What is the main idea of a passage?
What is the difference between a personal narrative and a fictional story?
A personal narrative tells about real experiences from the author's life.
Which adjective gives a stronger description of a house: nice or enormous?
Enormous
What does incessantly mean?
Continuously, without stopping.
What punctuation marks go around the words someone says when they are talking in a story?
What is an inference?
A conclusion made using clues from the text and what you already know.
What does chronological order mean?
Events are told in the order they happened.
Identify the device: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
Personification.
If something is discernible, what does that mean?
It can be noticed or recognized.
What are the five senses we use to describe things in our writing?
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
Read: 'Maya's hands shook as she walked onto the stage. She took a deep breath.' What can you infer about Maya?
She is nervous. Her shaking hands and deep breath are clues.
What is an author's perspective?
The author's point of view or feelings about a subject or experience.
What literary device compares two things using like or as?
Simile.
What does realization mean?
A clear understanding
A character says, "I can't believe we won! This is the best day ever!" What is the tone of this sentence?
excited (other that would work: happy, ecstatic...)
Read: 'First, Noah packed his bag. Next, he walked to the bus stop. Finally, he boarded the bus.' What happened second?
He walked to the bus stop.
An author disliked her name as a child but became proud of it as an adult. What changed?
Her perspective (opinion) changed.
Identify the device: 'The classroom was a zoo.'
Metaphor.
What does wafts mean?
At first, Emma was afraid to ride a roller coaster. After riding it, she couldn't wait to go again! How did Emma's perspective change?
She went from being scared to being excited.
"Lily grabbed her umbrella, pulled on her rain boots, and hurried outside." What can you infer about the weather? Name one clue that supports your answer.
It's probably raining. The umbrella or rain boots are clues.