Checkpoint lesson 2 (online)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today

Homework from last week

Telling stories

The structure of a story

Let's write!

Homework

Please upload your baby interview answers

You will see an assignment in Magister ELO

This can be a photo of your written work but please make sure it is clear

Telling stories

In breakout rooms

One word story - teacher will explain

Doesn't need to make sense

Everyone should talk one by one - decide on an order

Teacher will come into the rooms to listen

Plot

Plot = what happens in a story and how these events are told

Most stories have the same structure.

We use Freytag's Pyramid to describe the sequence of events:

Freytag's Pyramid

Exposition

> the start of the story

> the protagonist is introduced

> the (main/first) setting is described

> something happens

Rising Action

> events unfold

> things happen

> more problems

> more excitement

Climax

> most exciting

> problems at max

> can't stop reading/ playing/watching

Falling Action

> main problem is solved

> other (minor) problems are resolved

> questions are answered

Denouement

The they-lived-happily-

ever-after-stage

(ideally? perhaps not?)

Example

Story starters

Having touble thinking of a story? Try one of these:

1 I messed up...

2 This is the story of how I died...

3 It came in the mail...

4 They didn't have much luck...

5 Something you need to know before reading this is...

Task

Brainstorm a short story using the parts of Freytag's Pyramid

Exposition: (the start)

Rising action: (conflict)

Climax: 

Falling action: (conflict is solved)

Denouement: (the end)

Write a paragraph of about 100 words about the plot of your novel. 

Upload a picture of your paragraph here

Bye for now!