Personal Narrative
This type of writing tells a true story about something the author experienced.
What is personal narrative?
“The puppy was as fluffy as a cloud.”
What is a simile?
You find out you're going on your dream vacation and are extremely happy and excited. This vocabulary word describes how you feel.
What is ecstatic?
These facts, examples, descriptions, and quotations help prove or explain a central idea.
What is evidence?
Who is the quarterback of Ms. A's favorite team?
Drake Maye
Personal narratives are usually told using this point of view, with words such as I, me, and my.
What is first person?
“The autumn leaves danced across the sidewalk.”
what is personification?
The smoke alarm chirped over and over and over again without stopping. This vocabulary word describes how it chirped.
What is incessantly?
This is the author's attitude toward the subject and might be described with words such as excited, serious, calm, or hopeful.
What is tone?
What drinks do Mrs. McNeil and Ms. A need to survive in the morning?
When a writer tells events in the order in which they happened, the events are organized this way.
What is chronological order?
“My little brother is a tornado when he comes home from school.”
What is a metaphor?
Something that can be noticed, recognized, or seen clearly enough is described by this word.
What is discernible?
This is the most important point or big idea the author wants the reader to understand.
What is theme?
What are the names of Ms. McNeil's cats?
Stanley and Ernie
This describes the author's beliefs, feelings, or way of looking at a subject.
What is the author's perspective?
Instead of writing I was scared, an author writes, My knees shook and my heart pounded as I reached for the doorknob. This writing technique is called this.
What is show don't tell?
“Suddenly, I understood exactly where I had left my missing Chromebook!” This moment of understanding is called a _____.
What is a realization?
My hands trembled as I walked toward the microphone. I stared at the enormous crowd and swallowed hard.
What can you infer about the narrator, and what evidence supports your inference?
The narrator is probably nervous.
What is the name of the cow in Home of the Brave?
Gol
Give two characteristics that you would expect to find in a personal narrative.
Possible answers: It is true, involves the narrator, is usually told in first person, describes the author's experiences/thoughts/feelings, and often follows a sequence of events
Choose the sentence with the strongest descriptive language:
A. The leaves moved.
B. The leaves were on the tree.
C. The crisp orange leaves rustled wildly in the chilly breeze.
What is C?
1. curvature
2. vise grips
3. orbiter
4. spectrograph
You combine clues from the text with what you already know to figure out something the author doesn't directly tell you.
What is an inference?
How many students are on our team?
41