Narrative Writing
Urban Legends
Organization
Argumentative/Expository Essay
Narrative Elements
100
To tell a story.
What is a narrative?
100
Ms. Walters favorite cyrptid.
Who is Mothman?
100
The final paragraph of an essay.
What is conclusion?
100
The main focus of your essay which should be one sentence in length.
This is thesis/claim?
100
The individuals in the narrative.
What are characters?
200
The events as they happen in order.
What is sequence of events?
200
FOAF or how urban legends are spread.
What is friend of a friend?
200
Goes at the beginning of your body paragraphs and tell the reader what the main idea will be.
What is topic sentence?
200
Proof that what you are saying isn't made up or false.
What is evidence?
200
The mini adventures and events that lead up to the main event.
What is rising action?
300
The place and time in a story.
What is setting?
300
Urban legends are this type of writing.
What is narrative?
300
The writer writes about what is important to take away from the evidence and connects it back to the main idea.
What is explanation/elaboration?
300
Writing where the writer present a side and defend your position with evidence.
What is argumentative writing?
300
The description of the character's personality and physical appearance by which the reader better understands who the character is.
What are character traits?
400
You could tell a narrative with or without this, but it helps to develop the character.
What is dialogue?
400
Who is The Rake?
400
There are at least five of these in an essay.
What are paragraphs?
400
Presenting information or a process in writing.
What is expository writing?
400
The main character of a narrative.
What is protagonist?
500
This part of the narrative is where we see what condition the characters are in.
What is the falling action/resolution?
500
Based in some truth.
What is an urban legend?
500
An introduction has these components.
What are hook, background knowledge, and thesis?
500
When the writer presents their opponents side of the argument.
What is counter-argument?
500
The moral lesson or idea the author wished for the reader to learn.
What is theme?