The teacher comes into the room and places a bag on her desk and then leaves. The bag moves and wriggles. Write a story about what you and your class decide to do. (In your story, you must include dialogue, details, descriptions, a consistent point of view, and all the elements from the chart below.) 3.02 Narrative Organization Chart

BEGINNING MIDDLE END

CHARACTERS

CONFLICT (What is the big problem in the story?) RESOLUTION (How does the story end?)

SETTING (include a time AND place)

RISING ACTION #1 (What conflicts and challenges do your characters encounter?) THEME/REFLECTION (1. What life lesson is learned? 2. How does the main character feel about what happened?) RISING ACTION #2 (What is another conflict or challenge that is encountered?) CLIMAX (Describe the turning point in the story, where the suspense is at its peak, where the main character is making a decision, and the conflict is being faced.)