Narrative Writing Notes

What is the first step of the writing process?

• drafting

• revising

• prewriting

• editing

A personal narrative is a ______________ story.

• made up

• fictional

• funny

• true

Imagery is when an author uses one of the five________________.

• chapters

• rules

• senses

• laws

Foreshadowing is when an author provides hints in their writing about something that will happen ___________________ in the story.

• later

• early

• scary

• at the end

When using dialogue you need to have ____________________________.

• something to say

• parenthesis

• quotation marks

• dialogue marks

________________ are when the a writer talks about something that already took place in the past.

• Flashbacks

• Memories

• Details

• Dreams

Verbal irony is when an author says one thing and means something else. Another name for it is _______________________.

• humor

• sarcasm

• irony

• compliment

Suspense can be deepened through _______________, _______________, time and weather, ________________, and villians.

You should reflect on what you learned and tell the reader how you overcame the _________________ by the end of the story.

• problem

• villian

• conflict

• issues

Narratives are written in _____________________.

• first person

• second person

• third person

• fourth person