READING AND WRITING Flashcards
focuses on telling a fictional story – one that is made up – or a real-life story where the
author follows a plot structure.
NARRATIVE WRITING
Elements of a Story (5)
SETTING, THEME, MOOD, CHARACTERS, PLOT
the when and where the story happens.
SETTING
the subject talk or the basic idea of the story
THEME
the tone of the piece of literature it signifies the emotion/feelings of the narrator or speaker.
MOOD
the most important element of a story. It is the sequence of events. It includes a climax or turning point at which the characters or events change
PLOT
sets up the action in the introduction
THESIS
connect events and guide the reader to follow the story
TRANSITION SENTENCES
ends the story action and provides a moral, prediction, or revelation
CONCLUSION
s a paragraph that will start your story. It establishes the narrator’s tone, mood, voice,
and point of view; it introduces or alludes the conflict you plan on addressing in your story.
INTRODUCTION
expresses the main idea of the essay and states the structure of the information
THESIS
Contains most of the supporting information which is the plot. The sequence
in the plot can be arranged in numerous ways.
BODY
a brief statement of the main point; it doesn’t mean that you have to rewrite everything. It is just a brief
description of your action.
CONCLUSION
3 functions of conclusion
MORAL, PREDICTION, RELAVATION
an important and useful communication skill.
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