Year 9 English

• Exposition


  Introduces the setting, characters, and situation (1/5 of the story)
• Inciting Incident

  Sets the story in motion, usually through a problem or event (next 1/5 of the story)
• Rising Action


  The main character(s) try to resolve the problem, obstacles arise, and tension builds (2/5 of the story)
• Climax

  The most intense or critical moment in the story, often the turning point (1/5 of the story)
• Falling Action

  The conflict is resolved, the story unwinds, and tension decreases (next 1/5 of the story)
• Denouement

  The story concludes with a sense of closure and finality (1/5 final part of the story)
• Linear Structure


  A story that unfolds in chronological order, starting from the beginning and moving towards the end.
• Non-Linear Structure


  A story that presents events out of chronological order, possibly jumping back and forth in time or showing multiple storylines simultaneously.
• Non-Narrative Structure

  A story that focuses on themes, emotions, or atmospheres, avoiding a clear beginning, middle, and end.
• Fragemented Structure

  A story that breaks up the narrative into small, disconnected pieces, often told through fragmented memories, diary entries, or multiple narratives.
• Intertextual Structure

  A story that combines multiple texts or narratives, often incorporating pastiches, parodies, or combining different styles or genres.
• Digressive Structure

  A story that deviates from the main storyline to explore related ideas, themes, or characters, adding depth and complexity to the narrative.
• Agenda

  A planned set of ideas for what is important.
• Refugee


  A person who had to move out of their home country and migrate into another in order for them to be able to escape conflict or natural disasters
• Economic migrant


  A person who moves voluntarily out of their home country to seek a better life with a better paying job or benefits like education and healthcare.
• Emigrant


  A person who moves out of their country.
• Immigrant

  A person who moves into a country.
• Displaced person


  A person forced to move out of their home but stays in their country or region.
• Empathy

  Understanding what someone is going through.
• Sympathy


  Feeling sorry for someone.
• Xenophobia


  The fear of people who aren't from the same country as them.