The Power of Story: Narrative Craft and Structure · Narrative Reading

Plot Architecture and Pacing

Explore the structural elements of a story including rising action, climax, and resolution.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the author use specific events to build tension throughout the narrative?
  2. 2What role does the resolution play in reinforcing the story's central theme?
  3. 3How would the story change if it were told from a different character's point of view?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.5CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3
Grade: 4th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: The Power of Story: Narrative Craft and Structure
Period: Narrative Reading

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