What are three of the five things that a narrative introduction should do?
Introduce the setting and characters, establish the POV, engage the reader, don't tell the whole story/hint at the conflict
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What are sensory details?
Describing something using the five senses (smell, touch, taste, hear, see)
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What is INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION?
The way the writer SHOWS the character's personality without coming right out and telling them- the reader should have to infer (or guess) what the characterization is.
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What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things without using like or as
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What is a synonym?
Two different words that have similar meanings.
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What is the most important thing that a narrative conclusion should do?
Reflect back on the event (say what the #lessonlearned was or why the event was important).
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Why do writers use sensory details?
To help the reader imagine the story/picture it in his or her head or feel like he or she is in the story
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What is Carl's characterization?
Carl bit his fingernails as he walked into the classroom. He could feel his palms getting sweaty.
Nervous
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Which of the following two sentences contains the simile?
My bike's back wheel washed out as my front wheel flipped forward. I went flying in the air like an eagle soaring in the sky.
I went flying in the air like an eagle soaring in the sky.
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What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Connotation is the emotion or feeling that a word gives and denotation is the dictionary definition of the word.
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What is one technique that the writer can use to engage the reader in the introduction?
Shocking statement, interesting dialogue, detailed setting description, detailed character description, starting with exciting action
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What does it mean to SHOW and not TELL?
Using a lot of description (sensory details and similes/metaphors) to paint a picture for the reader.
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What are three of the five techniques an author uses to add indirect characterization?
Thoughts/Feelings
Dialogue
Actions
Appearance
Other character's comments/reactions
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Which of the following two sentences contain the metaphor?
I was a turtle this morning trying to get ready for work. I am not a morning person.
I was a turtle this morning trying to get ready for work.
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In order to solve an analogy, what do you need to know?
The relationship between the first two words.
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What is one thing you should NEVER do in an introduction?
Ask a question
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SAY a sentence that SHOWS the following instead of tells:
Fred was scared when he entered the haunted house.
Anything that includes sensory details.
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What is dialogue and give an example of how you can show the characterization of "angry" using this technique?
Dialogue is when a character speaks in a story- examples will vary.
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Turn the following simile into a metaphor.
The cake was as dry as a sponge.
The cake was a dry sponge.
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Solve the following analogy?
Poverty is to wealth as sickness is to
Health
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What is something you should never do in a conclusion?
Change the POV OR talk to the reader (I hope you liked my story...)
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Come up with three examples of sensory details
Answers will vary.
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Come up with a sentence to INDIRECTLY show Jill's characterization below AND tell us which technique you are using:
Jill is shocked.