Narrative Writing
What is a narratives' purpose?
To show and tell a story and to show a sequence of events and experiences.
Which lead begins with dialogue?
Talking Lead
What is dialogue?
What is being said by a character in a story.
What are these called: " "
The character telling a story is called the...
Narrator
Which type of narrative text includes fairy tales, myths, folklore, legends, science fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, picture books and plays?
Fictional narratives
Which type of lead gets the reader quickly involved because it starts with an exciting event or some kind of action?
Action Lead
What special punctuation mark is used in dialogue?
Quotation marks
What is the dialogue tag in this sentence: "I can't wait to go to Walt Disney World," I said, "because it is my favorite place!"
I said
There are ____ main types of narrators in stories. (a number)
3
Which part of the plot shows how the conflict develops?
Rising action
Which type of lead includes onomatopoeia?
Sound Effect Lead
Where in a sentence can a dialogue tag be?
Before, after, or in the middle of the dialogue.
Where should the quotation marks go in this sentence: Snow White is my favorite Walt Disney World princess, she explained.
Before the S in Snow White and after the comma after princess - "Snow White is my favorite Walt Disney World princess," she explained.
Which point of view uses pronoun indicators such as I, me, my, mine, we, us, our?
First-person point of view
What is the antagonist of a story?
The villain or opposing character.
Which lead paints a picture with words to draw the reader in?
Snapshot Lead
What is a dialogue tag?
The part of the dialogue that shows who is saying it.
What is wrong with this sentence: "I wish I could, he explained, but I have too much homework."
There are quotation marks missing. It should say this: "I wish I could," he explained, "but I have too much homework."
Which point of view is this an example of?: You walk slowly to your classroom and open the door.
Second-person point of view
What are the characters that change from the beginning to the end of the story?
Dynamic
Which lead takes the reader back to a specific event in the past?
Flashback Lead
What is the purpose of dialogue in a story?
To show a conversation between characters.
Which one is correct:
1. My sister said, "Don't forget to take out the trash."
2. "Don't forget," my sister said, "to take out the trash."
Both are correct
Which narrator describes how only some characters think and feel?
Third-person limited omniscient