Profile & Narrative Writing Key Terms

Info Dump

100

• accurate and verifiable data and other material gathered from research.

What is factual information

200

information gathered and recorded by observing the profile subject within a particular environment.

What are Field Notes or Field Observations

300

includes biographical data and other information about the history of the profile subject.

What is background information

400

combination of sensory details and field observations to create a vivid image for readers.

What are Thick observations

500

the situation or circumstances that surround a profile subject.

What is context

It's Elemental darling

100

writer’s attitude toward the subject.

What is tone

200

• the atmosphere of the text, often achieved through details, description, and setting.

What is mood

300

combination of vocabulary, tone, sentence structure, dialogue, and other details that make a text authentic and engaging.

What is voice

400

• a discovery about a person, event, or idea that shapes the plot.

What is a revelation

500

• the perspective from which a narrative is told.

What is point of view

Bring it in

100

• the exact words spoken or written by the subject or from interviews about the subject.

What is a quote

200

brief stories about specific moments that offer insights into the profile subject.

What is an anecdote

300

Brief restatement of the main ideas and purpose of a text

What is a summary

400

When the idea is more important than the exact words

What is a paraphrase

500

descriptive and narrative techniques to help readers imagine the subject combined with reporting techniques to relay factual information.

What is show & tell

If you build it they will come

100

text organized as narratives, or stories, weaving research into the story as applicable.

What is Narrative Structure

200

• information or a narrative presented in time order, from earliest to most recent.

What is chronological order

300

structure that focuses on several specific topics within the profile

What is Topical Structure

400

structure that relays factual information and answers who, what, when, where, why, and how questions.

What is Reporting Structure

500

descriptions of things that we can see, hear, smell, taste, touch, which help craft a vivid image for the reader

What are sensory details

Where was I going with this?

100

the point of highest level of interest and emotional response in a narrative.

What is the climax

200

places relevant to the profile subject. might include birthplace, place of residence, or place where events occurred.

What is the location

300

when and where a narrative occurs. Revealed through narration and details.

What is setting

400

• the events that make up a narrative or story.

What is plot

500

• in narrative writing, the resolution. It is the point at which the narrator has reached a decision.

What is the conclusion