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1. Academic Vocabulary
For Narrative Writing
CCSS: R.L.4 RI.4. W.S.3a.b.c.d.4.
S.L.2.5.6. L.4.a.b.c.d.

2. I CAN UNDERSTAND TERMS I NEED TO
KNOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE
NARRATIVE.
Learning Target:

3. Prepare Your Notes
• TOPIC: Narrative Writing Academic
Vocabulary
• Essential Question: What vocabulary do I
need to know to write an effective
Narrative?
• There are 10+1(3) terms

4. NARRATIVE
• A Narrative is a story that conveys real or
imagined experiences that uses TIME as its
DEEP structure

5. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
• A Sequence of Events is the specific order in
which actions occur.
First
• Add First Event
• Add details
Second
• Event
• Details
Third
• Event
• Details
Fourth
• Event
• Details
Last
• Final Event
• Tie up all events into a conclusion

6. THEME
• The Theme is a common thread or repeated
idea that is incorporated throughout a literary
work. A theme is a thought or idea the author
presents to the reader that can be deep,
difficult to understand, or even moralistic, or it
can be simple and inspiring.
• Narratives can have major and minor themes
and can develop and change throughout the
prose.
• Theme has sometimes been called the “moral
of the story”

7. THEME, continued
• Examples of major themes include:
– Enduring and unending love
– Kindness is always best and will win in the end
– Crime does not pay
– Man against nature
– Sacrifices bring rewards
– Love conquers all
– The importance of family
– People have the same needs
– Winning isn’t winning if it costs someone else
– Be the best that you can be
– A love unrequited or a love gone wrong for example broken
hearted
– Money, power & greed are the root of all evil

8. Voice
• Voice is the author’s distinctive literary
style, basic vision and general attitude
toward the world. It can include the point
of view in which the author tells the story,
for example First Person or Third Person
Omniscient.

9. Audience
• Audience is who the story is written for.
Who will be reading your story?
• Why is this important? A story written for a
6-year-old reader will be much different
than one written for an advanced literature
class.
• Must be decided on in the early
stage of pre-writing.

10. Purpose
• Purpose is the reason for what you are
writing. If you have a focused purpose, your
writing will have more meaning for your
reader and keep their attention throughout
your narrative.

11. Character
• Character is a person or personality who is
responsible for the thoughts and actions
within a story, poem, or other literature
• The development of great characters is
extremely important because they are the
medium that your readers interact with.

12. Anecdote
• An Anecdote is a story or tale that relates a
personal experience.
• These help a reader relate to what you are
saying and help explain feelings or thoughts
of the character.

13. Foreshadowing
• Foreshadowing is a hint of what will
happen in the future.
• Foreshadowing helps keep your readers
interested and guessing, making inferences
and involved…as long as you don’t give too
much away!

14. Dialogue
• Dialogue is when your characters speak.
• Always in quotes, and always starting a new
paragraph each and EVERY time a different
reader speaks…even if they only speak one
word.
“You mean I HAVE to start a new paragraph even if
someone only says one word?” asked Kelly.
“Yes,” answered Casey.
“Every time, really?”
“Absolutely!”

15. Sensory Details, Descriptive and
Figurative Language
• These are all different ways to enhance your
writing, adding flair and interest.
• For example, you can brighten your words by
adding descriptions and imagery (painting
pictures using words).
– I ate pizza. (boring!)
– I nabbed a delicious slice of fresh, hot pizza with
the cheese oozing off the side and popped it into
my mouth, savoring the delicious aroma and
tantalizing taste. (Can you see, smell and taste it
now?)

16. NOW -- Practice Your Words to
show understanding
• Develop a Word Web of each term that
incorporates: definition, sentence use, illustration,
and example .
• Partner up. Have your partner read you a word, and
you explain to them what it means.
• Provide an example of each word in a new
document.
• Write a few paragraphs explaining how you will use
these words to enhance your writing.
• Incorporate technology by making a video
explaining each word.

17. Some definitions provided by:
"All American: Glossary of Literary Terms."
Glossary of Literary Terms. University of North
Carolina at Pembroke, n.d. Web. 18 June 2014.
<http://www2.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/a
llam/general/glossary.htm#c>.

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