| A | B |
|---|
| personal narrative | first person point of view autobiographical story |
| first person | first person pronouns I, me, my, mine |
| narrative | a story with a beginning, middle, and ending |
| incident | the central piece of action that is the focus of the narrative |
| response | the immediate emotions and actions associated with the incident |
| reflection | a description that explores the significance of the incident |
| close reading | you read word by word, sentence by sentence, line by line to develop a complete understanding of the story |
| plot | a series of events in a story |
| exposition | background information, the introduction, the setting, the characters, the conflict |
| rising action | major events that develop the plot and lead to the climax |
| climax | the event that is the turning point in the story |
| falling action | the events that begin to conclude the story and lead to the ending |
| resolution | the events that conclude the story and reveal the theme |
