LA

• Parts of Plot


  • exposition
  • rising action
  • climax
  • falling action
  • resolution
• story plan

  1. somebody

  2. somewhere

  3. wanted

  4. but

  5. so 6. then
• Entertaining begining (EB)


  Thought, sound, action, dialogue to start a story
• Elaborative detail (ED)


  • Story critical characters (SCC)/main characters
  • settings
  • objects (important ones!)
  • show not tell!
  • action-what did you do?
  • description-what did you scehear etc.
  • thoughts/feelings -what were you thinking? what were you feeling?
• three magic senses

  • hear
  • see
  • feel
• Climax/main event

  • dialogue
  • description
  • Sound
  • thoughts/feelings
  • action
• main event must show action in slow motion
• use descriptive detail
• main character's thoughts and feelings
• Resolution (the end)


  1. connect back to the start of the story

  2. character has changed
• your ending should not end too quick
• your ending should not go on and on
• your ending should not be a “it was all a dream” ITS BORING