ELA 4B - Unit 2

What is a complex narrative?

• A story with confusing words

• A story from one point of view

• A story told from more than one perspective

• A story without a setting

What should every narrative include?

• Rhyming lines

• Multiple authors

• Setting, characters, conflict, major event

• A happy ending

What is a universal theme?

• A topic only one person understands

• A message that applies to many people

• A detail about the setting

• A list of character names

Which of the following is a good example of a universal theme?

• Basketball scores

• The power of forgiveness

• The best lunch menu

• Parking rules

Why use more than one character’s perspective?

• To confuse the reader

• To repeat the story

• To give a fuller understanding of events

• To hide the main idea

What is a major event in a narrative?

• A turning point in the story

• A small detail about weather

• A poem

• The book title

What makes two characters’ perspectives different?

• Their names

• Their favorite color

• Their background and motivations

• Their number of chapters

What is the best way to show a perspective shift?

• Use headings or paragraph breaks

• Change the title

• Erase the earlier part

• Switch to poetry

Which of these helps show character voice?

• Changing fonts

• Personal thoughts and emotions

• Only describing clothes

• Writing in code

What kind of tone should the narrative have?

• Always funny

• Consistent with the story’s mood

• Boring and flat

• Random and changing