All About Narratives
Is a narrative fiction, non-fiction, or can it be both?
What is both fiction and non-fiction
Is a LAT fiction, non-fiction or can it be both?
What is both
Is a RST fiction, non-fiction or can it be both?
non-fiction
Which of the 3 writing styles uses dialogue?
Narratives
What should you include at the top of your essay (before you actually begin to write your narrative, RST or LAT)?
a title
Do you start a new paragraph before or after each new piece of dialogue?
after
What does a LAT ask you to do?
Hint: What do you do to the 2 texts?
What is Compare and Contrast; Analyze
What do you have to do for an RST?
Hint: It's what the R is RST stands for
Research
Which of the 3 styles of writing has the least strict format?
Narrative
What should you do to show you are in a new paragraph?
indent (this can be done using the tab button or click the space button 5-10 times)
What are the 3 parts of a narrative called?
Beginning, middle, end
How many paragraphs should an LAT be?
5 paragraphs
How many paragraphs should an RST be?
5 paragraphs
What is the 1st sentence in an LAT or RST's body paragraph called?
topic sentence.
When you write something from the text word for word, what should you do to avoid plagiarism?
put quotation marks around it and say where you got it from (which text, what paragraph or page)
What is the purpose of a narrative?
To tell the author a story
What is the body paragraph structure for a LAT?
topic sentence, evidence (quote from the text), elaboration (explain why the evidence/quote relates to your thesis/essay)
Name 2 things you can add in your RST that you may not be able to add in the other 2 types of writing.
Hint: think text features.
bold words, pictures, captions, charts, graphs, examples, statistics, quotes
Where does a thesis statement go?
The last sentence of the introduction paragraph.
What is it called when you write down what you want to say before you start to write?
prewriting/pre-write or draft/drafting (this is a great helper but will not be scored on the NJSLA)
What are the 6 main parts needed in a narrative?
Hint: The 6 pieces of a story plot/mountain.
Exposition (setting the scene), problem, rising action, climax/turning point, falling action, resolution
What is the formula for a LAT thesis statement?
Introductory phase, title, author, 2 elements, strong verb, claim.
What is the formula for a RST thesis statement?
(Your opinion) because (reason #1-must be strong).
(reason #2) and (reason #3).
Give 5 transitional words/phrases you can use in your LAT/RST
varies
What can you do if you have no idea what the prompt is asking?
1. Determine if you are being asked to write a story, analyze and compare/contrast, or research
2. Look for the part of the prompt that you can rephrase into a question.
3. Highlight pieces of what you may need to look for in the texts.