Personal Narrative
The point of view that most personal narratives are written in
First person point of view (“I,” “me,” “my”).
This makes narrative nonfiction different from fiction
What is based on: real people, facts, or events
Authors use text structure to
What is the way a text is organized
A primary source is
What is a firsthand account or original document from that time
We call the words an author chooses to create tone or mood is
What is word choice
The purpose of the opening line in your introduction is to...
What is to grab or hook the reader’s attention
Give one example of a type of narrative nonfiction
What are biographies, memoirs, autobiographies, journals, or personal essays
Name one common nonfiction text structure
What is cause and effect, compare and contrast, chronological order, problem and solution, description
A secondary source
What is information written after an event by someone who wasn’t there
To show characters speaking and making the story realistic
What is dialogue
A type of figurative language often used in personal narratives.
What are simile, metaphor, personification, and/or hyperbole
What does it mean that narrative nonfiction is “fact-based but reads like a story”?
What is it tells us true information using story elements such as characters, setting, and plot.
A text structure compares similarities and differences
What is: Compare and contrast
Give one example of each: a primary source and a secondary source
What is a primary example: diary, photo, speech, letter, interview
What is an example: textbook, article, biography, documentary
Imagery is
What is describing to give the reader a good visual
In the conclusion of a personal Narrative, it needs to have this about the author
A realization or lesson learned.
Name one element that narrative nonfiction shares with fiction.
What are Characters, setting, problem, sequence, or dialogue?
Clue words that might suggest cause-and-effect structure
What is Because, since, due to, as a result, therefore.
A primary source is valuable for research because it provides
What is direct evidence from the time or person
An example of how an author can create suspense
What is cliffhangers, foreshadowing, short sentences, dramatic pacing
What is the difference between a personal narrative and a fictional narrative?
What is a true story about the writer’s own life, and a fictional narrative is made up.
Why do authors include real people and events in narrative nonfiction?
What is to teach or inform readers using real-world experiences
The reason it is important to identify the text structure when reading
It helps the reader understand the author’s purpose and organize information better
A secondary source helps explain or interpret history by
What is explaining, analyzing, or interpreting primary sources or historical events.
The effect of using a strong lead or opening sentence
What is hooks the reader and makes them want to keep reading