Deck 8: Beyond the Ordinary: Teaching and Learning With Narrative Text

Question 1

The major purpose of a narrative text is to

A) supply information.
B) tell a good story.
C) share opinions.
D) provide data.

Answer 1

tell a good story.

Question 2

Narrative text does not include

A) editorials.
B) personal narratives.
C) historical fiction.
D) folktales.

Answer 2

editorials.

Question 3

Mirroring life in a democratic society, a community of writers

A) recognizes the value of everyone's thoughts.
B) upholds their right to express ideas in an open forum.
C) encourages support for one another through mutual and shared experiences.
D) all of the above.

Answer 3

all of the above.

Question 4

Writing-to-learn tasks can be justified in a social studies program as they help students

A) increase their vocabulary skills.
B) improve their spelling.
C) improve their vocabulary.
D) become deeper thinkers and better learners.

Question 5

Writing-to-learn tasks include

A) tests.
B) checklists.
C) one-minute papers.
D) quizzes.

Question 6

Folktales reflect the

A) gender bias of a culture.
B) values and customs of the culture from which they come.
C) factual history of a culture.
D) current political policies of a culture.

Question 7

Free-form verse allows children to

A) practice rhyming words.
B) increase their vocabulary.
C) choose words freely to express their thoughts.
D) none of the above.

Question 8

Narratives are commonly used in elementary school social studies classrooms. Choose three or four types of narratives discussed in the chapter; describe the narrative and how you would use it in to teach social studies content.

Question 9

Describe the Storypath approach to writing historical fiction include the main components and discuss how this approach supports students as social studies writers.