Narrative Techniques

Imagery

• Uses sensory language to describe

• Copying and pasting pictures into stories

• Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• The rate at which a story moves

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Makes the reader smell, taste, feel, see, hear, and imagine what the writer is describing

• Symbolism

• Diction

• Pacing

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The light pooled around the cat like the robe of a greek goddess while she luxuriated on the window sill.

This is an example of:

• Pacing

• Voice

• Imagery

• Diction

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Voice

• The movement or rate at which a story moves

• The individual style of the author or narrator

• Painting word pictures in the readers' minds

• The conversation between two characters in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Each Narrator Has:

• A Distinct Personality

• Passions

• Opinions

• Prejudices

• Information

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A Strong Voice Should:

• Hide the narrator's personality

• Capture the reader's attention

• Conceal the purpose of the story so readers must search for it

• Help the reader experience the author's emotions

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following affects voice?

• Word choice

• Punctuation

• Paragraphing

• Organization/Style

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Pacing

• Doing something at a steady speedy to not tire oneself out

• Conversation between characters

• Unique voice for each writer

• Speed/rhythm of writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Slow pacing gives the feel of:

• Suspense

• Excitement

• Fighting

• Fear

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Fast pace gives the feel of:

• Suspense

• Boredom

• Excitement

• Normalcy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5