W.3.a Narrative Introductions Quiz

What is a narrative introduction?

• It only states the conflict of a story.

• It is the opening to a story.

• It resolves the conflict in a story.

• It reveals the rising action in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What should a good narrative introduction do for the reader?

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Some introductions use ___________ to throw readers right into the thick of an external conflict.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Check all of the following that are included in an exposition:

• setting

• climax

• characters

• resolution

• narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A good hook in the introduction would

• grab a reader's attention.

• give a detailed description.

• give a surprising or thoughtful comment.

• All of the above

In the opening paragraphs of a narrative, a writer aims to _________ and ____________, or familiarize, readers with specific details.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What kind of introduction is used in this introduction to the story, "A Monkey's Paw?"

"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Labournam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire."

• Setting and Character Action

• Dialogue

• Character Description

• Character Description and Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

List 2 sensory details used in the text:

"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Labournam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a detail revealed about one of the characters in the introduction?

"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Labournam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire."

• The son is a child.

• The mother is competitive.

• The father is competitive.

• The mother doesn't like to play games.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What type of introduction are you using for your narrative?

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10