Before you begin planning, read the prompt carefully and identify the subject (what), the audience (who), and purpose (what) of your story.
Narrative/Story Structure |
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Your Narrative/ Story details |
Introduction (Exposition) 1 Begin with describing the setting. 2 Introduce and describe your main character. 3 Introduce the main event or series of events. What it the story about? |
(1) It was a dark morning, rain was coming. (2) Barry hated rainy days. He was an active 10-year-old who liked to be outside. (3) This was the day of the big ball game and he was supposed to pitch. |
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First Event (Rising Action)
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Barry jumped out of bed and quickly got dressed. His uniform was where he had left it the night before. He buttoned up and looked at himself. He was ready! |
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Next Event (Rising Action)
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After eating breakfast, he climbed into the car and headed to the ball field with his mom. |
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Next Event (Rising Action)
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As soon as he reached the ballpark, he knew something was wrong. His teammates were all sitting on the bench. |
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Next Event (Climax/Turning point)
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As Barry got closer to the bench, he heard Coach Bob yell out, “No game today! It’s going to rain, so we should all just go home.” |
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Final Event (Resolution)
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Barry was very disappointed, got back in the car and headed home. |
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