Narrative Writing
This type of writing is a retelling of something that happened to you, how you reacted to the situation and what you learned or how you changed from the experience.
What is a narrative writing?
The three body paragraphs in an expository, argumentative, literary, or persuasive essay must include this to support the point you made.
What is textual evidence?
Your short story begins like this: It was a quiet night; I sat in my beach chair listening to the sounds of the waves as I felt the cool ocean water wash over my feet and off again as the tide rolled in and out. I looked up at the clear night sky as it filled with the bright, beautiful exploding colors of the fireworks released from the 4th of July celebration at the end of the beach. What is this known as? There are FOUR, which one of the FOUR is this?
What is a hook? What is an anecdote?
This is the statement you write first that tells the reader the name of the novel and the author, and what it is that you will be telling them about the novel.
What is your thesis statement?
The "M" in MEPAC.
What is the main point? What is the main point, written as your topic sentence?
It is import to write all parts of the essay in the order they happened. This is known as.....
What is a sequence of events?
In an argumentative/ persuasive essay, this statement is like your thesis and tells the reader how you feel about an issue.
What is a claim?
The exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is the plot of a story? What is plot?
Should be avoided when starting your conclusion paragraph.
What is THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE?
The "E" in MEPAC.
What is explain your point? What is explain why made that point in your topic sentence?
This part of the narrative writing tells the reader what you learned or how you changed as a result of this experience.
What is a reflection?
When writing, this means that you have written the information in a way that makes sense to the reader, and the ideas and sections are connected and presented in a logical order.
What is coherent writing? What is coherency? What is coherent?
The lesson learned in a story or the moral of the story.
What is theme?
The last sentence of each paragraph in your essay wraps up your thoughts about the topic, offers insight to why you think the author wrote what he/she wrote, or gives a personal connection to the topic of that paragraph.
What is commentary?
The "P" in MEPAC.
This is known as your immediate reaction to the situation that happened in your narrative writing.
What is your response?
These are the THREE main parts of an expository essay?
What is an introduction? Body paragraphs? Conclusion paragraph?
Character vs character; character vs. nature; character vs; character vs self; character vs society
What is conflict? What are types of conflicts?
These are some of the words that should be included in your literary analysis essay to show understanding and comprehension of the text and to show the reader you know what you are talking about.
(Name at least 3)
What are character traits, characterization, setting, plot, conflict, analyze, theme, evidence, the author's name, and book title?
The "A" in MEPAC.
What is analyze your proof to show how the textual evidence given supports your point?
The three main parts of a personal narrative.
What is the incident, response, and reflection?
These are the FOUR things that must be included in an argumentative essay?
What is a claim? What is a counterclaim? What are reasons? What is evidence?
This can be the past, the present, the future the time, the date, the place, night, day, morning, or even a time period.
What is setting?
Each body paragraph MUST include this to show how the point you are making is supported. Without it, your literary analysis essay has been written incorrectly.
What is textual evidence?
The "C" in MEPAC.
What is conclude your MEPAC paragraph with a final comment or final commentary about your point?