Identifying the Structure of a Story

Aim: SWBAT Use their own stories to help them understand the
elements of plot structure

Date: 9/23/2024

Do Now: What is an early memory?

Or:

What makes a story interesting?

Answer in 2-3 full sentences.

Aim: SWBAT Use their own stories to help them understand the
elements of plot structure

What does a classic plot structure look like?

Aim: SWBAT Use their own stories to help them understand the
elements of plot structure

1.)

Exposition - The introduction of the book; characters and
settings are described. Background information

2.)

Rising Action - The Inciting incident, and all the conflict that
builds from it

Aim: SWBAT Use their own stories to help them understand the
elements of plot structure

3.) Climax - The peak of tension, where everything falls apart, the
character makes a decision that ultimately changes them

Aim: SWBAT Use their own stories to help them understand the
elements of plot structure

4.) Falling Action - Everything starts to fall into place, smaller
conflicts are resolved

5.) Resolution- The end of the story, where everything is tied
together

Aim: SWBAT Use their own stories to help them understand the
elements of plot structure

With our story:

-Identify the beginning, middle and end

-Identify the exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling
action and resolution

Aim: SWBAT Use their own stories to help them understand the
elements of plot structure

-A couple years ago my friends and I were going to see a movie in the theatre at the mall.

Instead of paying the crazy movie theatre prices for popcorn and candy, we decided to go to

target to buy some stuff. This was when Coca Cola started to put people’s names on their

bottles. My friend told me she had seen a bottle with my name on it inside this bin of Coke. I

was weirdly excited since I hadn’t gotten one with my name on it yet. After I had bought the

drink, I opened inside target, and it exploded EVERYWHERE. I mean everywhere! The pop

was at least five or six feet! . I watched as people passed the mess and made looks of disgust.

Imagine if I had opened it inside of the theatre…

Aim: SWBAT Use their own stories to help them understand the
elements of plot structure

Last saturday, I went fishing with my friends. We went to a dock where there was suspected to be huge fish. When we got there and

set up, the timing couldn’t be more perfect. Turns out, high tide was as soon as we started fishing. First cast I threw out, and I

caught a fish. My friend threw it out, and caught a fish aswell. We were on fire. All except for my other friend, who didn’t catch

anything. The rod was custom built and efficient, we tried to change the bait, and he just couldn’t catch anything. He threw out the

spinning rod to get more distance, but still nothing. Me and my other friends were catching left and right, and by the end of high

tide, we had reeled 30-35 fish but some were too small. There were 4 of us in total so we split up the fish equally into our coolers.

That was when, my friend who hadn’t caught anything all day was onto something and he was struggling to pull it up, we joined in

to help him, and he told us that he’s been waiting for this, the huge fish that they were talking about. The fish is close and he finally

pulls it up. Turns out, it was just a plastic bag with a boot in it. We laughed at him and he was upset, so we decided to help him out

and he went home with 5 fish and a bag with a boot in it. I’m sure he’ll put that on display in his room.

Aim: SWBAT Use their own stories to help them understand the
elements of plot structure

We’ll take turns highlighting parts of the story

Exit Ticket:

On the story that was passed to you, identify the five parts of story
structure!

Labelling

Label the following short story with the different parts of a story:

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Falling Action

Resolution

Rising Action

Climax

Exposition

Labelling

Label the Following Story's parts

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

Exposition

Rising Action