The Art of the Story: Narrative Craft · Narrative Reading

Plot Architecture and Pacing

Examining the sequence of events and how tension is built and released in a narrative.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the inciting incident propel the rest of the story?
  2. 2What techniques do authors use to create suspense during the rising action?
  3. 3How does the resolution reflect the story's central theme?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Reading - Grade 4ON: Writing - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: The Art of the Story: Narrative Craft
Period: Narrative Reading

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