Narrative Elements
What is a narrative? What should you include in a narrative?
A story that has a setting, characters, beginning, middle, and end.
What is the name of a paragraph in a poem?
What makes up all those sentences in the poem paragraph?
Stanza
Lines
What is an informational text?
Nonfiction
What is author's purpose? Describe the three types and give an example of a text that is each.
Persuade: Summer v. Winter
Inform: Blips
Entertain: My Pet Feet
What do you need to include in an essay? What do you need to include in each body paragraph?
5 paragraphs: introduction, 3 body paragraphs, conclusions
Topic sentence, evidence, explanation, closing sentence, transition words
What is theme? Give an example of the theme in Fish in a Tree.
Theme is the message of the story.
Possible theme: Everyone's different and that's okay
What is a simile? Give an example.
A simile is a comparison using like or as.
The clouds were as fluffy as a marshmallow.
What is text structure?
How information is organized in a text
What is a genre? Give 6 examples
Realistic fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, mystery, horror
List 3 transition words or phrases to finish a paragraph
In conclusion
To wrap up
In summary
All in all
Overall
What is point of view? List the five types and define each.
Point of view is the perspective in which a story is told.
1st person: main character telling the story
2nd person: narrator addressing the readers
3rd person objective: narrator describing characters' actions
3rd person limited: narrator describing characters' actions and one character's thoughts and feelings
3rd omniscient: narrator describing ALL characters' actions, thoughts, AND feelings
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using like or as.
The pillow was a marshmallow.
What is sequential/chronological text structure? Give an example of a text.
Tells information in order of how the events occurred
What is a fable?
A story (typically with animals) that teaches a lesson or moral
Secondly, also, in addition, next
What are character traits? What character traits describe Isa Vanderbeeker? What makes you say this?
Character traits are traits that describe a character's physical appearance or personality.
Isa is musical and smart.
What is personification? Give an example.
Giving human-like qualities to objects or animals.
The leaves danced on the tree.
What is compare/contrast text structure? Give an example.
Comparing and contrasting similarities and differences between two things.
Who Would Win series
What is a moral? What is the moral of the fable tortoise and the hare?
Moral is the lesson learned in a fable
Slow and steady wins the race, take your time
List 3 transition words/phrases to begin body paragraph 3
Finally, third, next, lastly
Punctuate the following quote from "Smog City" by Chris Butler from paragraph 10.
I run to her and kneel down, holding the umbrella to shelter her.
What is the mood of a poem? Give an example of different moods poems can make you feel.
Mood is how the poet's choice of words makes you feel.
Sad, happy, excited, amused, etc.
What is cause/effect text structure?
What is problem/solution text structure?
Cause/effect is when one event occurs, what happens as a result because of it
Problem/solution when a conflict/problem is introduced and possible answers to the problem are listed or ways it could be fixed
If an essay asks you to compare two stories, you would write about the ____________________.
If an essay asks you to contrast two stories, you would write about the _______________________.
Compare: similarities
Contrast: differences
What should you do after writing your essay OR narrative?
Reread it, edit/revise using ARMS/CUPS