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Page 1: Once Upon A Story Unit. Linear Plot Structure Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

Once Upon A Story Unit

Page 2: Once Upon A Story Unit. Linear Plot Structure Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

Linear Plot Structure

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

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Plot Structure Defined

• EXPOSITION: introduces characters, setting, and background information.

• RISING ACTION: the plot becomes more complicated, and the conflict intensifies.

• CLIMAX: the point of greatest tension; the conflict reaches its greatest height, and the crisis (turning point) occurs.

• FALLING ACTION: follows the climax and leads to the resolution.

• RESOLUTION: the culmination of the plot.The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms

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The Short Story

• A brief fictional prose narrative with a single focus and a specific dramatic revelation.• Involves a definite plot structure,

characterization, and point of view.

The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms

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Creative Nonfiction

• Factually accurate prose about real people and events told in a compelling and vivid manner.• Creative nonfiction writers don’t

make things up; they make ideas that already exist more interesting.

“What is Creative Nonfiction?” by Lee Gutkind

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Fan-fiction

• Stories involving popular fictional characters and settings that are written by fans.• Often posted online, but rarely

published.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

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What will we be reading?

• “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

• “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank Stockton• “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” by Jack

Finney• Excerpts from nonfiction• Pieces of fan-fiction

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What will we be writing?

• A short story• A piece of creative nonfiction• A piece of fan-fiction

– REQUIREMENTS WILL BE GIVEN.