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aCtiVitY 2.6
HEW how english Works: Story Structure Learning Targets
• Apply basic understanding of how different text types are organized to express ideas to comprehending texts and writing basic texts.
• Students learn that in the exposition, words and phrases to orient the reader to the characters and setting are useful (e.g., in a faraway land, one day in late summer, on the vast plains).
• Students learn that in the climax and rising action stages, words and phrases for introducing conflicts or plot twists are useful (e.g., unexpectedly, out of the blue, all of a sudden).
Story Structure
Most stories follow the same basic structure. After the exposition, or opening, the story’s rising action leads to a climax. Then, the falling action leads to the story’s resolution, or ending. These five elements of plot help writers organize their ideas. The following chart tells more about story structure.
Language Resources: Story Structure
Exposition
the opening of a story; introduces the reader to the characters, setting, and the conflict
Rising Action
the main events that form the plot of a story; these events lead to the story’s climax
climax
the most exciting or important part of a story; the turning point
Falling Action
the events that lead to the ending of a story
Resolution
the point at the end of the story when the conflict is solved or ended
As you read “Thank You, M’am,” look for sentences that illustrate each plot element in the Language Resources chart. Write in the following chart the paragraph(s) from the story that best illustrates each part of the story structure. Finally, write examples of words that the author uses to signal each of these elements.
Plot Element
Paragraph Number(s)
Examples from Text
exposition
paragraph 1
“She was a large woman” “eleven o’clock at night”
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
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