Narratives

A personal narrative is about...

• someone else's life

• a small moment in your life

• a bird's eye view

• your family

How should the setting of a personal narrative be written?

• Short and simple

• In just one sentence.

• In a way that allows the reader to create a mental picture.

What is a plot?

• Who is in the story

• What happens in the story

• Where the story takes place

I should use figurative language in a personal narrative

• True

• False

Personal narratives should be boring and include no specific details.

• True

• False

Personal narratives have to be exactly 3 paragraphs long.

• True

• False

Dialogue is 

• Action at the end of the story

• The conversation between characters

• Authors point of view

• Chronological order

The point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.

• Exposition 

• Rising Action

• Turning Point

• Falling Action

• Resolution

A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

• Exposition 

• Rising Action

• Turning Point

• Falling Action

• Resolution

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

• Protagonist

• Antagonist