Literary Elements
Give the definition of annotation.
What is active reading that involves notetaking?
True or false: A personal narrative needs to be 100% nonfiction.
False
True of false: Personal narratives should have themes present.
True.
This is the name of the author of "Eleven."
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
True or false: The narrator's relationship with his jacket evolves over time.
What is true?
Give an example of hyperbole.
Answers may vary.
True or false: A personal narrative should be about the author's entire life.
False
This is the definition of theme.
What is the major lesson, big idea, or moral of a story?
True or false: The narrator and the author of personal narrative must be the same.
What is... true OR false depending on how you explain....?
Describe the sweater in "Eleven."
What is red, stretched out, ugly, etc.?
Describe how to use repetition effectively.
When it is used for emphasis, creating rhythm, or developing a pattern, etc?
What makes a good topic for a personal narrative?
A difficult situation, trial, or tribulation.
This is a major theme of "They Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me."
What is don't let others' expectations define who you become?
etc.
This is the name of the author of "Superman and Me: The Joy of Reading and Writing."
Who is Sherman Alexie?
Describe the jacket the narrator of "The Jacket" wanted.
List at least five transitional words or phrases
What are next, additionally, similarly, however, but, therefore, etc.?
True or false: Personal narratives should include figurative language and literary elements.
True.
This is a major theme of "The Jacket."
What is things we don't at first appreciate may grow on us with our experiences?
etc.
This is the name of the author of "The Jacket."
Who is Gary Soto?
This is what the narrator of "Eleven" was (before her rotten day at school) looking forward to eating at home later that day.
What is birthday cake?
Define and give an example of a simile.
What is a comparison of unlike things using like or as... years inside you are like the rings of a tree?
These are a couple other genres personal narrative is similar to AND how/why they are similar.
What are autobiography, memoir, fiction, etc.?
This is a major theme of "Eleven."
What is even as we age, we are still a sum of our experiences?
etc.
What is Rachel?
This is the job that the narrator of "Superman and me" ultimately gets.
What is writer?