Narrative Conventions Flashcards
T/F Authors has only one purpose for writing a narrative, text, poem
False
T/F Most of the time, an author is driven to produce written texts to entertain, influence, instruct, or comment on events and circumstances.
True
T/F Everything that an authors write is meant to deliver a particular message with the intent of being heard or recognized
True
T/F In order to achieve an intended purpose, the author could describe their standpoint using their senses.
True
T/F Narrative writing style is used by authors when they wish to educate and update their readers.
False
T/F Expository writing style is used by authors when they intend to assure and convince their readers of their perspective.
False
T/F if an author would like to inform their readers, they present factual information about real life concerns
True
T/F if an author would like to entertain their readers, their writing tends to convince and influence.
False
T/F in writing fiction, once the author’s purpose is identified, the key elements of a story can be developed
True
T/F Narrative Conventions are the tools a writer uses when creating a story.
True
disclosing events or narrating details of life
Narrative Writing
Describing people, objects, or occurrences using senses
Descriptive writing
assuring and convincing the readers to believe their own standpoint
Persuasive Writing
educating and updating their readers
expository writing
3 General purposes
To Inform
To Persuade
To Entertain
provide factual information for the readers
To Inform
author’s objective is to convince and influence
To Persuade
Author’s objective is to amuse and delight
To Entertain
the tools that a writer uses when creating a story
Narrative Conventions
who the story is about
characters
the means by which writers construct, present, and reveal characters
characters
the main character who faces the main conflict, develops strength or learns lesson
Protagonist
Character who creates opposition for the protagonist
Antagonist
may support the protagonist/antagonist
Supporting Characters
Not developed in much detail but serve a purpose
Minor Characters
(Constructing Characters)
Speech
Thoughts
Appearance
Actions
Others
what they say/how they say it
speech
What they think about
Thoughts
how they look/what they wear
Appearance
things they do/how they behave
Actions
