Grammar
A word that describes a noun.
Adjective
The people, animals or things that guide a story.
Characters
This symbol is found at the end of most declarative sentences.
a period
The oldest sibling
Hossein
What would be the author's purpose of a personal narrative?
To entertain
A word that describes an adjective or verb.
Adverb
All of the major events that happen within a story.
Plot
These are found on direct quotes, to show that someone has spoken something.
Quotation Marks
A full body garment that covered women from head to toe
A burqa
These three things should always be included in a personal narrative.
Vivid details, dialogue and written in sequential order
A special mark used at the end to separate ideas, lists, and/or phrases.
Comma
The intentions or goal behind a piece of writing.
Author's Purpose
This should be found at the beginning of every new paragraph.
Indentation
Father's occupation before the Taliban took over.
A history teacher
What point of view are personal narratives written in?
First person point of view
Tells you what or whom the sentence is about
A subject
Hints to help understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
Context Clues
This is used when creating list or when quotes are used.
a colon
How many people from the Weera family are left?
Two people (Ms. Weera and her grandchild.)
This is the first sentence of the first paragraph of a personal narrative.
a hook or attention grabber
Tells you what the subject is doing
A predicate
a struggle that two or more characters must overcome to reach or achieve a certain goal.
Conflict
a group of words that contain a subject and its predicate to make a complete thought.
A sentence
Where was "Kaseem" from?
Jalalabad
All personal narratives should have one of these. (Hint: the last few sentences of the last paragraph)
A lesson to be learned or a goal