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Narrative Writing Tells a Story It Can Be Fiction or Nonfiction Fiction Types Realistic seem like people you know or meet Fantastic characters are unusual not like real life characters have special powers or are personified
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Types of Fictional Narratives Short Stories Novels Folk Tales, Myths, and legends Drama
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Short Story
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Novel Elements of plot, characterization, setting, and theme developed in detail Has plots and subplots Usually not completed in one sitting
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Myths, Legends, Folktales Myths Story handed down through time Explains certain aspects of life and nature Legends – Handed down through time Explain how or why something in nature was created Can be based on story in history Exaggerated details and characters Folktales – Handed down from generation to generation Unusual characters and special abilities Teach a lesson
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Drama Piece of literature written to be performed in front of an audience.
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Fictional Narrative Elements Setting Characters Plot Theme Point of View Dialogue Tone Style Motivation
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Setting Time and place where the events occur Includes traditions, rituals, and customs of a time period Stated outright or must guess from words that tell when, where Speech, clothing, or means of transportation, details that appeal to the five senses, touch hearing sight smell taste
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Characterization Character is a person or animal in a story Main characters Larger roles Minor characters smaller roles Characterization is the different ways an author tells readers about characters Author tells reader directly how character looks, acts, thinks and feels Author indirectly comments,through thoughts, and actions of the other characters
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Plot Arrangement of events in a work of literature Contains a beginning, middle, and end Contains a situation, can be : A problem Conflict A mystery Parts of a plot Exposition Introduces character setting and conflict Rising action Builds the conflict and develops the characters Climax Highest point of the action, Occurs at end of story Resolution Problem is solved Loose ends are tied up
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Theme the author’s insight into life
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Point of View Author pretends to be someone else when writing the story Sees through the eye of that person Types First person Author is character in the story events Told through his/her own eyes, Use of I/ me pronouns Third person Not the character in the story Looks through the eyes of one or more characters Use of he/ she/ they pronouns
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Dialogue Conversation between two or more people Exact words a character says Set off in quotes Makes story real, adds humor, excitement anticipation,or sadness to a story Builds the characters in the eyes of the readers their feelings,background, and personality Get the characters involved personally so that the action can flow
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Tone Writer’s attitude toward his/her subject matter Examples: Bitter Angry Sad
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Style Author’s own distinctive way of writing Made up of Word choice Sentence length and structure Figures of speech Tone
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Motivation Reason that explains or partially explains a character’s : Thoughts Feelings Actions Dialogue
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Literary Terms Figurative language Foreshadowing Personification Irony Symbol
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Figurative Language Language that appeal to the reader’s senses Sight See it through he words Hearing Bringing sounds alive Smell Words that make reader’s sense of smell come alive Taste Negative or positive taste experiences Touch Make reader experience what something feels like Metaphor One object is compared to another, unlike object Indicates that the two have something in common, like is not used The more familiar thing helps describe the less familiar one Simile Comparison to two objects using like or as
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Foreshadowing Clues or hints given by author about future plot events Subtle, not usually picked up first time through
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Personification Human qualities are given to places,objects, Animals, or ideas Used to create mood
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Irony (of Situation) The outcome is opposite not just different from what one would usually or reasonably expect Example: win lottery can be negative
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Symbol Something in the story that has a meaning beyond what it actually is (object, design, color etc.) Example: American Flag
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