Narrative Elements
The problem or struggle a character faces
What is conflict?
Name one common text structure.
What is cause/effect, compare/contrast/, description, sequence (chronological), description?
A word that signals a cause.
What is "because" or "since"?
PIE stands for what in the author's purpose?
What is Persuade, Inform, and Entertain?
A story about a demon slayer is a narrative or expository.
What is a narrative?
Name the turning point of the story.
Climax
The structure that explains the reasons why something happens.
What is cause & effect?
A transition that signals contrast.
What is "however", "instead", "in contrast", or "on the other hand"?
What is inform?
A news article about a local event is a narrative or expository.
What is expository?
Character vs self is what type of conflict
The structure that shows similarities and differences
What is compare & contrast?
A clue word that shows the writer is building on or adding on to a thought.
What is "also", "in addition", "additionally", or "furthermore"?
The author usually avoids this in an expository text.
What is opinions/personal bias?
A diary entry written in "I" form is a narrative or expository text.
What is narrative?
Identify the narrator: "I walked down the hall..."
The structure that gives a problem and how it can be solved.
What is problem & solution?
The POV used in most expository texts
What is third person?
A passage explaining how volcanoes erupt uses this kind of expository structure.
What is cause & effect?
The lesson or message of the story
What is theme?
The structure that uses steps in the order that events occurred.
What is sequence, or chronological?
A transition word that shows chronological order.
What is "first', "then", "finally"?
The POV where the story is told by an all-knowing narrator
What is third person omniscient?
The type of writing that uses plot, setting and characters.
What is narrative?