Midterm Flashcards

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It provides the direction or point of a story.

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Topic sentence

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It uses the technique of narration

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Storytelling

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2
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It establishes the context for the sequence of events that follows.

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Topic sentence

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3
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In the narrative paragraph, it tells the incident.

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Topic

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4
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The writer’s reaction is the “___” or the “___” the story put on the events that are narrated.

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Spin

Slant

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5
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Another way to help the readers understand the point of the writer.

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Chronological order

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6
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It provides important background information.

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Flashback

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7
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Storyteller’s perspective

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Point of view

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8
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This is used especially stories drawn from experienced.

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First person point of view

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9
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The writer uses I, Me, so on.

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First person point of view

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10
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The writer will write as if he/she were an observer rather than a participant.

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Third person point of view

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The focus is on others, he, she, her, him, they, and so on are used.

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Third person point of view

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12
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Types of POV:

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First
Third
Omniscient

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13
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Elements of narration:

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Time
Setting
Characters
Plot
Theme
POV
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14
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When?

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Time

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15
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Where?

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Setting/Locale/Place

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Who?

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Characters

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Types of characters:

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Protagonist
Antagonist
Ground character
Flat character

18
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5 Ws and 1 H

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Plot

19
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Philosophical truth/morale

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Theme

20
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Elements of a plot:

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Exposition
Complication
Clinax
Resolution
Conclusion
21
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Introduction

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Exposition

22
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Rising action

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Complication

23
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Conflicts:

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Within leading character
Between leading character and another person
Between leading character and group of people
Between leading character and forces of nature

24
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Falling action

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Resolution

25
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Ending

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Conclusion

26
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When you tell a story or narrate something, you often __ to bring your story or narrative life to your listeners

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Description

27
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To begin descriptive paragraph

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Write a topic sentence that previews what will be described and suggest POV

28
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Order used in Descriptive paragraph

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Spatial order (space)

29
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What you perceive seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling and touching, enable you to communicate to your readers

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Sensory details

30
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To write sensory details

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Choose concrete language drawn from the senses

31
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Glue to descriptive paragraph

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Adj.
Adv.
Preposition

32
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Forceful verb

Figures of speech

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Description

33
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Illustration (specific and relevant)

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Example

34
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Order used in example

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Emphatic/logical

35
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Two basic types of description

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Objective and subjective

36
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Focuses on actual details and sensations

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Objective

37
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Focuses on the impression those details make within the writer

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Subjective

38
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Identifies the general idea to be clarified and illustrated through the examples the writer develops. It should clearly state the point to be made.

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Topic sentence

39
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To be detailed and particular

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Specific

40
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To tie up the paragraph neatly means that you give appropriate and connected ideas directly associated with topic

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Relevant examples