Narrative
What is a narrative?
A narrative or story, is an account of a series of related events or experiences
What is dialogue?
A conversation between two people
What are transition words?
Transition words and expressions help to connect ideas and sentences more smoothly.
What is foreshadowing?
The use of clues to suggest what will happen later in the story, helps create tension
What are the major characters?
Who are the major characters in the Outsiders (name 3)
Most important characters in the story.
Ponyboy, Darry, Soda-Pop, Johnny, Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, Cherry, Bob, etc.
What corrections (punctuation) need to be added to this sentence? REMEMBER YOUR DIALOGUE PRACTICE!!! :
please save my dog the woman cried
"Please save my dog!" the woman cried.
-capitalize the P in please
-" " before Please and after the !
- add ! after dog
- add a period (.) after cried
additionally
likewise
similarly
furthermore
Foreshadowing creates suspense. What is suspense?
Makes the reader want to know what will happen next
What is the rising action?
Events leading up to the climax but after the conflict
Where does the comma belong in each?
1. Sara whispered "Don't go too far at night."
2. "Go clean your room and was the dishes" my mom said.
1. after whispered
2. after dishes (inside the quotation marks)
When comparing things, what words can we use?
similarly
correspondingly
in the same way,
Foreshadow: what will happen?
When Ruth's alarm clock woke her at seven o'clock that morning, she had no idea that today would be the longest day of her life.
Foreshadow: Something terrible will happen to Ruth that day
What are sensory details?
Use of sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and textures to describe and experience
What do quotation marks show?
The exact words of a speaker from beginning to end.
What to say when giving an example:
For example,
For instance,
To illustrate,
Foreshadow
“If this warm weather continues, the flowers in our garden will start to bloom as though it’s spring instead of winter,” Maria’s mother said. That night, the weatherman announced that the strange weather pattern was ending.
What will happen?
The flowers will not bloom
What is the climax of each of the following:
1. The Outsiders
2. Lion King
3. Holes
1. The Rumble
2. When Simba fights Scar
3. When Zero and Stanley are stuck in a hole with yellow-spotted lizards and the curse is reversed
What are the three purposes of dialogue?
To move the story forward
To reveal character’s relationships to one another
To increase the tension
To show a sequence:
First,
Meanwhile,
Next,
Then,
Although he had important homework, Michael agreed to babysit. “The baby will probably nap the entire time,” his mother whispered. After she left, Michael crept upstairs to get his books. Coming downstairs, he lost his footing and the books crashed to the ground.
Foreshadow: what will happen?
The baby will wake up.