Narrative Elements
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when the story happens.
What is the purpose of informative writing?
To teach or explain something.
What is a hook?
A sentence that grabs the reader’s attention.
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What do you check during editing?
Spelling, punctuation, capitalization.
What is a character?
A person, animal, or creature in a story.
What is a topic sentence?
The main idea of a paragraph.
Give one example of a hook.
A question, fact, or interesting statement.
What is a verb?
An action or being word.
What do you check during revision?
Ideas and clarity.
What is the plot?
The events that happen in the story.
What is a fact?
Something that can be proven true.
Why do writers use hooks?
To make people want to keep reading.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
Why read your writing out loud?
To hear mistakes you might miss.
What is the problem in a story?
The main challenge the character faces.
What is one type of text structure in informative writing?
Cause and effect, sequence, compare and contrast, etc.
What should a conclusion do?
Restate the main idea and wrap up the writing.
What punctuation ends a question?
A question mark.
What is one tool that helps with editing?
Dictionary, spell check, Grammarly, etc.
What is the theme?
The big lesson or message of the story.
What is a conclusion?
The ending that summarizes the main idea.
What should a conclusion not do?
Add new information.
Fix this sentence: i like cats
I like cats.
Improve this sentence: The dog ran.
Answers may vary (e.g., The brown dog ran quickly across the yard.)