The questions below will help you review this lesson's key ideas and prepare for the lesson quiz. Be sure to read the feedback for each question carefully, and make sure you understand the correct answers to any questions you miss.
What are key features of narrative writing?
- claim, evidence, counterclaims
- sequence of events, narrator, theme
- thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, conclusion
- figurative language, line breaks, rhyme scheme
Narrative writing recounts real or imagined experiences.
Narrative writing recounts real or imagined experiences.
Narrative writing recounts real or imagined experiences.
Narrative writing recounts real or imagined experiences.
When prewriting for a narrative, what is it helpful to brainstorm?
- personal experiences that have impacted you
- questions you have about difficult concepts
- topics you have strong opinions about
- novels that parallel experiences in your life
A great example of this would be a time you overcame a challenge.
A great example of this would be a time you overcame a challenge.
A great example of this would be a time you overcame a challenge.
A great example of this would be a time you overcame a challenge.
A narrative like Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African, which begins with his kidnapping, explains his passage across the ocean, and then tells of his being sold into slavery. What organizational structure does this sequence represent?
- generalization
- spatial
- order of importance
- chronological
Like many writers of narratives, Equiano writes about events in the order they actually happened.
Like many writers of narratives, Equiano writes about events in the order they actually happened.
Like many writers of narratives, Equiano writes about events in the order they actually happened.
Like many writers of narratives, Equiano writes about events in the order they actually happened.
Suppose you want to revise your narrative to help readers understand exactly what you mean and to make your narrator sound like an authority on a topic. What aspect of writing should you focus on improving?
- colons to add explanatory information
- your inclusion of sensory language
- the dialogue between characters
- your use of precise words and phrases
General or vague language can make it difficult for readers to fully understand the narrative.
General or vague language can make it difficult for readers to fully understand the narrative.
General or vague language can make it difficult for readers to fully understand the narrative.
General or vague language can make it difficult for readers to fully understand the narrative.
Which statement is a rule about using colons when you edit your narrative?
- The information before the colon must be a complete sentence.
- The information after the colon must be a list.
- The information after the colon must be a complete sentence.
- Always capitalize the first word after a colon.
An independent clause should always precede a colon.
An independent clause should always precede a colon.
An independent clause should always precede a colon.
An independent clause should always precede a colon.
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