Stories Have a Beginning, Middle, and End
Students will analyse complex narrative structures, including rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, and explore plot devices such as foreshadowing, flashbacks, and subplots.
Key Questions
- What happened at the very beginning of the story?
- What was the most exciting part in the middle?
- How did the story end and how did the characters feel?
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
Suggested Methodologies
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