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Part One
Personal narrative
aCtiVitY 1.1
Word ConneCtionS
Cognates
The English word indicate and the Spanish word indicar are cognates. They both mean “to show,” and come from the Latin verb indicare, meaning “to point out.”
Selecting Language resources
Learning Targets
• Develop language resources to use in one’s speaking and writing about personal narratives.
• Use an expanded set of words to create precision while speaking and writing.
• Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting.
The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know it. Work with a partner, asking your partner to explain each word or phrase. Listen closely to the explanation, and then write your partner’s name and condensed idea in the In Our Own Words column.
Rating
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I have seen this word or phrase, but I have questions about its meaning.
I have heard this word or phrase, but do not know it well.
I know this word or phrase so well that I could teach it to someone else.
Word or Phrase
Definition
In Our Own Words
personal narrative Rating Q H T
a story based on one’s own life and told in the first- person point of view; describes an incident, and includes a response and a reflection on the incident
character
Rating Q H T
a person or animal in a story
point of view
Rating Q H T
the perspective from which a story is told
first-person point of view Rating Q H T
the storytelling perspective in which the narrator is a character in the story telling what he or she sees or knows
third-person point of view Rating Q H T
the storytelling perspective in which the narrator is someone outside the story
figurative language Rating Q H T
imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally, but to create an effect on the reader
metaphor
Rating Q H T
a comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as
simile
Rating Q H T
a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
incident
Rating Q H T
the central piece of action that is the focus of the story
response
Rating Q H T
the immediate emotions and actions associated with the incident in a story
reflection
Rating Q H T
a description that explores the significance of the incident in a story
2 SpringBoard® English Language Development grade 6
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