Key terms for personal narrative writing
If I had your face
Exploring the past to understand the present
Composing a turning point narrative
100

When and where a narrative occurs

What is setting

100

The author of "If I had your face."

Who is Frances Cha

100

A category of writing featuring compositions with characters, styles, content, and formats. 

What is genre

100

The essay should be in what style

What is MLA

200

The major challenge that the protagonist faces

What is conflict

200

Kyuri, Miho, Ara and Wonna

Who are the four women featured in "If I had your face."

200

A term that applies to the kind of nonfiction writing that shares many traits with fiction writing.

What is creative non fiction

200

The minimum word count

What is 500-750 words

300

The point of the highest level of interest

What is climax

300

The location of "If I had your face."

What is Seoul, South Korea

300

An account of certain incidents in a person’s life, often from a specific period of time.  

What is a memoir

300

How many visual images are required

What is five

400

A hint of what is to come in the text

What is foreshadowing

400

Cha was a travel editor for which TV network

What is CNN

400

Centers on one major event through which the narrator reveals thoughts, feelings, and possibly related experiences.

What is a personal narrative

400

Proof of tutoring session and final draft due date

What is midnight Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (just before Spring Break)

500

The events that make up a narrative or story

What is plot

500

Kyuri has a hard won job in a ...

What is a "room salon."

500

Shared values, customs, arts, and traits of a social group.

What is culture

500

A changed attitude toward a friend

What is a turning point

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