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Story Elements
Narrative Writing
Descriptive Imagery
Grammar
Wild Card
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What is the climax?
The climax is the turning point of the story- the main conflict.
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What is narrative writing?
a spoken or written account of connected events, a story
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What is descriptive imagery
writing that enables you to recreate your experiences vividly and share them with others.
100
Fill in the blank. Put your bag over ______.
there
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Which font is the most appropriate choice for an academic assignment (MLA format)?
What is Times New Roman
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What does exposition mean?
Exposition is the beginning of the story
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Give two examples of when you would use narrative writing
autobiography novel play some poems
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What is sensory imagery? Give three examples.
shares what the writer sees, hears, tastes, smells, and touches
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Fill in the blank with (there, they're, or their). I wish I had ______ sense of style.
What is their?
200
How should your writing be spaced when writing an academic assignment?
double spaced
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What is the difference between the protagonist and the antagonist?
Protagonist is the main character- usually the good guy. The antagonist is whoever is "against" the protagonist- usually the bad guy.
300
Is this a narrative? Explain your answer
A vaccination is the injection of a killed or weakened organism into your body by a needle, swallowing, or inhaling. The vaccine produces immunity in the body against that organism. Immunization is the process by which you become protected from a disease. Find information about vaccinations and immunizations from Vaccines.gov and from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including a list of immunization schedules, from birth through adulthood.
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What do similes and metaphors have in common?
They are comparing two things simile: You’re blind as a bat. metaphor: Metaphors are a breeze.
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What is a sentence fragment?
A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence.
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Fill in the blank. I like macaroni and cheese more _______ broccoli. then than
What is than
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How do plot and setting differ?
plot is what the story is about, setting is the time and place where the story happens
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Is this from a narrative? Explain your answer. Malcolm was ready for a night out. It had been basically arranged earlier, he remembered. When they’d all left work, Malcolm had said he’d go home and get changed, have some food, and Tony had said that one of them would call around 8pm. Malcolm wondered why they hadn’t called.
yes! this is a narrative because it is telling a story
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Give an example of exaggeration.
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Please select the correct sentence: a. Bryan loves cats he could play with them all day long. b. Bryan loves cats; he could play with them all day long. c. Bryan, could play with cats all day long, he loves them. d. Bryan loves cats, could play with them all day long.
b
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What is this an example of? He’s been here forever
What is exaggeration?
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Exposition- the beginning of the story Rising Action- Events that lead to the climax Climax- the main conflict of the story Falling Action- Events that follow the climax Resolution- how the story ends, how they resolve the main conflict
What are the five parts of a plot diagram (starting from the beginning)? Explain each one.
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Give 3 examples of times when you would not write in a narrative voice.
text books brochures research papers journal articles code of conduct booklets applications
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What is precise language? Give an example of precise language for the word "group."
baseball team, book club, rioters
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When do you use a semi colon?
can be used between two closely related independent clauses, provided they are not already joined by a coordinating conjunction.
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What is the difference between the narrator and point of view?
The narrator is the person telling the story. Point of view is the narrator’s position to the story (is the story happening to them? are they explaining someone else’s story?)