Autobiographical Narrative
... The writer as the main character, and other clearly-defined characters Vivid details that bring events, settings, and people to life A logical organization that relates events A sequence of events that incorporates conflict or tension An insight that the writer has gained as a result of th ...
... The writer as the main character, and other clearly-defined characters Vivid details that bring events, settings, and people to life A logical organization that relates events A sequence of events that incorporates conflict or tension An insight that the writer has gained as a result of th ...
3rd Grade Writing Instruction Units of Study *this is not handwriting
... checking out nonfiction books to read at home ...
... checking out nonfiction books to read at home ...
Postmodernism and the picturebook
... unconsciously importing the approaches, techniques and sensibilities of postmodernism into their work.1 This shift from playfulness to postmodernism is important for a number of reasons. It not only introduces a technical vocabulary into the discussion but explicitly connects picturebooks with large ...
... unconsciously importing the approaches, techniques and sensibilities of postmodernism into their work.1 This shift from playfulness to postmodernism is important for a number of reasons. It not only introduces a technical vocabulary into the discussion but explicitly connects picturebooks with large ...
To Kill a Mockingbird – Style
... Slow revelation of character-lots of incidents which add to the understanding and growth of Scout and Jem Multiple characters –not always fully developed but with a function –usually to give more information about a main character or to develop a theme e.g. Miss Gates, Mrs ...
... Slow revelation of character-lots of incidents which add to the understanding and growth of Scout and Jem Multiple characters –not always fully developed but with a function –usually to give more information about a main character or to develop a theme e.g. Miss Gates, Mrs ...
11TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH LITERARY TERMS
... points of view – the angle or vision from which a story is narrated. o first person – one of the characters in the story tells the story, using first-person pronouns such as I or we (A first person narrator may be a character or an observer.) o first person objective – the narrator knows or appears ...
... points of view – the angle or vision from which a story is narrated. o first person – one of the characters in the story tells the story, using first-person pronouns such as I or we (A first person narrator may be a character or an observer.) o first person objective – the narrator knows or appears ...
Glossary STAAR Terms Act a collection of scenes that forms a major
... any platform used to reach a vast audience, such as radio, television, Internet, and newspapers Metaphor a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things or ideas by stating that one thing is something else Motivation a reason why a character acts the way he or she does Multiple-meaning ...
... any platform used to reach a vast audience, such as radio, television, Internet, and newspapers Metaphor a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things or ideas by stating that one thing is something else Motivation a reason why a character acts the way he or she does Multiple-meaning ...
Gerrig, Richard. Experiencing Narrative Worlds: On the
... immediate circumstances surrounding Bo's execution. Within that context he recounts the story Bo told him. All of this, of course, takes place in the context of a novel. In metaphorical terms, each reader (given a certain level of skill from Doctorow) will have been transported initially to the worl ...
... immediate circumstances surrounding Bo's execution. Within that context he recounts the story Bo told him. All of this, of course, takes place in the context of a novel. In metaphorical terms, each reader (given a certain level of skill from Doctorow) will have been transported initially to the worl ...
Suspense Short Story Unit
... Literary Elements such as irony, foreshadowing, symbolism, imagery, and even poetic elements such as simile, metaphor, and personification are often used in short stories. ...
... Literary Elements such as irony, foreshadowing, symbolism, imagery, and even poetic elements such as simile, metaphor, and personification are often used in short stories. ...
GPT figurative_language_changes_the_literal_meaning
... 1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective (uses "I") 3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters but limits information about what one character sees and feels. 3rd person omniscient: the speak ...
... 1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective (uses "I") 3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters but limits information about what one character sees and feels. 3rd person omniscient: the speak ...
English 9 Daily Log
... mood: the feeling or atmosphere the author creates in a story. flashback: a literary device in which an earlier episode, conversation, or event is inserted into the chronological sequence of a narrative. tone: the reflection of the writer’s or speaker’s attitude towards his subject, communicated thr ...
... mood: the feeling or atmosphere the author creates in a story. flashback: a literary device in which an earlier episode, conversation, or event is inserted into the chronological sequence of a narrative. tone: the reflection of the writer’s or speaker’s attitude towards his subject, communicated thr ...
Rudnick2Spr10
... television commercials, and televised debates. The veto narrowly passed in November 2009, and the rhetoric used by the Stand for Marriage Maine campaign provides fascinating insight into discourse that occurred over the debate. Through his work with the narrative paradigm, Walter Fisher asserts that ...
... television commercials, and televised debates. The veto narrowly passed in November 2009, and the rhetoric used by the Stand for Marriage Maine campaign provides fascinating insight into discourse that occurred over the debate. Through his work with the narrative paradigm, Walter Fisher asserts that ...
Personal Narrative Writing Rubric
... The development of the narrative is minimal and remains at a surface level because there are few details, they are not always appropriate, or they are too general. For the most part, the details contribute only marginally to the writer’s portrayal of the experience. The narrative reflects little or ...
... The development of the narrative is minimal and remains at a surface level because there are few details, they are not always appropriate, or they are too general. For the most part, the details contribute only marginally to the writer’s portrayal of the experience. The narrative reflects little or ...
Poetry - williamstechlab
... Directions: write the genre next to the corresponding characteristic that best describes the genre. Write the title of a book that represents an example of that genre underneath. Genre ...
... Directions: write the genre next to the corresponding characteristic that best describes the genre. Write the title of a book that represents an example of that genre underneath. Genre ...
Exploring Creative Nonfiction and Personal Narrative
... Write narratives to develop real experiences using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured sequences. Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or e ...
... Write narratives to develop real experiences using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured sequences. Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or e ...
Narration and Logos, Pathos and Ethos
... political party, but we have this in common. . .” A story about the death of an innocent child or the horrors of the Holocaust can tap into our emotional nature in a way that statistical data and other forms of argument cannot do” (138). ...
... political party, but we have this in common. . .” A story about the death of an innocent child or the horrors of the Holocaust can tap into our emotional nature in a way that statistical data and other forms of argument cannot do” (138). ...
Literary Terminology
... Elements of the Story • Point of View – the relationship between the narrator and the story or the perspective in which a story is told – Established through the use of characters, dialogue, actions, setting, and events – First person • Narrator is a character • Story is told using the first person ...
... Elements of the Story • Point of View – the relationship between the narrator and the story or the perspective in which a story is told – Established through the use of characters, dialogue, actions, setting, and events – First person • Narrator is a character • Story is told using the first person ...
Fiction Elements File - Galena Park ISD Moodle
... Pronoun – a word that takes the __________ of a noun The young girl happily walked to the new park with her brown dog. Verb – expresses ___________ or being The young girl happily walked to the new park with her brown dog. Adjective – a word that _____________ a noun or a pronoun The young girl happ ...
... Pronoun – a word that takes the __________ of a noun The young girl happily walked to the new park with her brown dog. Verb – expresses ___________ or being The young girl happily walked to the new park with her brown dog. Adjective – a word that _____________ a noun or a pronoun The young girl happ ...
The Middle Ages
... • Some medieval writers begin to use the vernacular, or language of the people. • Works written in English, such as ballads and romances, help to define England’s identity. • A new literary form—the romance narrative— reflects the ideals of courtly love and chivalry. • Scholarly works from monasteri ...
... • Some medieval writers begin to use the vernacular, or language of the people. • Works written in English, such as ballads and romances, help to define England’s identity. • A new literary form—the romance narrative— reflects the ideals of courtly love and chivalry. • Scholarly works from monasteri ...
Tuesdays with Morrie - DuBois Area School District
... invented and others as old as writing itself. Creative nonfiction can be an essay, a journal article, a research paper, a memoir, or a poem; it can be personal or not, or it can be all of these. ...
... invented and others as old as writing itself. Creative nonfiction can be an essay, a journal article, a research paper, a memoir, or a poem; it can be personal or not, or it can be all of these. ...
Literature" Vocabulary List
... Irony: a contrast or an incongruity between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen. There are three kinds of irony. With verbal irony, a writer or speaker says one thing and means something entirely different. For example, a write ...
... Irony: a contrast or an incongruity between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen. There are three kinds of irony. With verbal irony, a writer or speaker says one thing and means something entirely different. For example, a write ...