Week 4: Paragraph Development

Question 1

The latin word from which the word “narration” comes.

Answer 1

narrare

Question 2

Pre-writing requires an ___ mind

Answer 2

open

Question 3

Learning to write is a ____ process

Answer 3

sequential

Question 4

factual description of the topic at hand

Answer 4

objective description

Question 5

includes attention to both the subject described and the writer’s reactions (internal, personal) to that subject

Answer 5

subjective description

Question 6

formal definition of a term, usually from a dictionary or a source

Answer 6

denotation

Question 7

does not follow the dictionary definition of a word, but instead, relies on the author’s perspective and experiences in shedding light on the term

Answer 7

connotation

Question 8

another technique in defining that makes the reader understand the difference between two similar/related terms.

Answer 8

contrast

Question 9

shows the evolution of the word and how it was formed. Dictionaries often include this for the user’s context of a word

Answer 9

etymology

Question 10

“includes the term to be defined, the class to which the term belongs, and the characteristic/s that make it different from other members in the same class or species.”

Answer 10

intensive definition

Question 11

by its root word, this extends the definition formed in the intensive sentence into a paragraph using other techniques in paragraph development such as description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect and others.

Answer 11

extensive definition

Question 12

the ones primarily involved in the story

Answer 12

character

Question 13

determines a clear picture of the place where the story takes place

Answer 13

setting

Question 14

gives life to the characters and gives sense to the setting.

Answer 14

plot

Question 15

refers to the perspective in which the narrative was written.

Answer 15

point of view

Question 16

where the writer tells the story from his/her own perspective

Answer 16

first person POV

Question 17

the writer tells the story in his own words from an observer’s point of view

Answer 17

second person POV

Question 18

the writer objectively tells the story or events that happened to another individual

Answer 18

third person POV

Question 19

NARRATIVE DEVICES

This is a narrative technique that “flashes back” to an event in the not so distant past. This contributes to the story as it adds background, meaning and depthto the current situation in the story.

Answer 19

flashback

Question 20

NARRATIVE DEVICES

the technique that the writer uses to present hints to future events.

Answer 20

foreshadowing

Question 21

NARRATIVE DEVICES

gives the readers a view of the story behind the story and how the characters and the events came to be

Answer 21

backstory

Question 22

NARRATIVE DEVICES

gives life to the characters. This shows their spoken language and the manner in which they speak it

Answer 22

dialogue