Five Modes of Storytelling
The characters speak out loud.
What is dialogue?
What is this an example of?
Johnny asked, "What time does Youth Group start?
"It starts at 6:30 pm," Steve replied.
What is dialogue?
The location and time period in which a story takes place
What is the setting?
"Good evening," he said.
She replied, "Good evening, how are you?"
He replied, "I've been better."
What is Bad or unnecessary dialogue?
A word that describes a noun or noun phrase.
What is an adjective?
A detailed look at something in the story; appeals to at least one of the five senses.
What is description
What is this an example of?
The river was a fragile, universe-blue colour, like the subtle sweep of a painter’s brush.
What is description?
Person, animal, being, or things that are responsible for actions in a story.
What are characters?
He liked chocolate. She also liked chocolate. He wanted chocolate ice cream. She did not want chocolate ice cream but she did want chocolate chip cookies.
What is bad sentence variety?
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Usually ends in -ly
What is an adverb?
The writer tells you something is happening; the "live action" parts.
What is exposition?
What happens in the story
What is the plot?
I have a tiny, aggressive, mean, chihuahua
What is poor word or description variety.
Larger than my dog,
Smoother than a rounded stone,
Higher than a kite
What is a comparative adjective?
We learn facts or background information about the characters, setting, and situation.
What is exposition?
What is interior monologue?
The main issue of the story that the characters have to overcome.
What is the conflict?
He jumped off his bed and continued to bounce around the hallways like a hyper rabbit.
What is good variety?
The laziest person.
The smallest animal.
The fastest car.
What is a superlative Adjective
We see a character's thoughts
What is an interior monologue?
I laid the bag on its side in front of him, then grabbed a tennis racket and tried to gently nudge him to go inside.
What is narration?
The loose ends are tied at the end of the story.
What is the resolution?
The first step...
Then, we..., where the peanut butter was located.
After 10 minutes, we...
Finally, we...
What are good sentence transitions or sentence variety?
My shirt,
The cat's paw,
The alligator's teeth