CAHSEE WRITING REVIEW On the California High School Exit Exam you will be expected to write one essay. The essay will be one of four types of writing.

CORNELL NOTES EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO WRITE DOWN IS UNDERLINEDEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO WRITE DOWN IS UNDERLINED TITLE OF NOTES: “NARRATIVE ESSAYS”TITLE OF NOTES: “NARRATIVE ESSAYS”

WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF WRITING 1.NARRATIVE 2.EXPOSITORY 3.LITERARY RESPONSE 4. PERSUASIVE

WHAT IS A NARRATIVE? A story that has characters, setting, and plot that describe events. These events usually involve a conflict, or struggle, between characters and their situations.

IS A NARRATIVE TRUE OR MADE UP? IT IS BOTH!! TRUE (NONFICTION) OR MADE UP (FICTION)

ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF NARRATIVES? THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF NARRATIVES: 1.AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE 2.BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE

WHAT IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE? When you write about a sequence of events in your own life AND talking about the importance of the events.

What are the PARTS OF AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY? BASED ON FACT BASED ON FACT WRITTEN IN 1 ST PERSON WRITTEN IN 1 ST PERSON POINT OF VIEW POINT OF VIEW USES THE WORDS: USES THE WORDS: I, ME, MY, MINE I, ME, MY, MINE

WHAT IS A BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE? When you write about a sequence of events in another person’s life AND tell why the events are important to that person.

WHO IS A BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE ABOUT? 1. Someone in history 2. Someone in literature 3. Someone in your life whom you know well

PARTS OF A BIOGRAPHY? BASED ON FACT BASED ON FACT WRITTEN IN 3 RD PERSON WRITTEN IN 3 RD PERSON POINT OF VIEW POINT OF VIEW USES THE WORDS: USES THE WORDS: SHE, HER, HE, HIM, THEY SHE, HER, HE, HIM, THEY

TIPS FOR WRITING A NARRATIVE WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING YOU CAN DESCRIBE IN DETAIL DESCRIBE IN DETAIL WRITE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER WRITE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER FOCUS ON A SERIES OF IMPORTANT EVENTS FOCUS ON A SERIES OF IMPORTANT EVENTS SHOW, DON’T TELL- USE SENSORY DETAILS SHOW, DON’T TELL- USE SENSORY DETAILS DEVELOP CHARACTERS THOROUGHLY DEVELOP CHARACTERS THOROUGHLY ADD DIALOGUE IF APPROPRIATE ADD DIALOGUE IF APPROPRIATE WRITE WITH EMOTION WRITE WITH EMOTION ANSWER THE QUESTION “WHY IMPORTANT?” ANSWER THE QUESTION “WHY IMPORTANT?”

GLENCOE SAMPLES OF NARRATIVE WRITING

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP PG. 346 WRITING WORKSHOP PG. 346 SAMPLE ESSAYS IN BLUE SAMPLE ESSAYS IN BLUE SECTION IN BACK OF BOOK SECTION IN BACK OF BOOK –R 110 “THE ACCIDENT” –R 112 “THE FIRST DAY”

BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP PG. 426 WRITING WORKSHOP PG. 426 SAMPLE ESSAYS IN BLUE SAMPLE ESSAYS IN BLUE SECTION IN BACK OF BOOK SECTION IN BACK OF BOOK –R 113 “A STEP BEYOND”