KS3 English Language Fiction Writing
Story Structure
Can you think of a story which fits these different stages of a story arc? Fill in the blank template on the next page.
Climax
This is where everything comes
together – the bit you’ve been
building up to!
Rising action
Falling action
Your hero starts to fight against
whatever has gone wrong.
Loose ends are tied up, we learn any
details that weren’t explained before.
Inciting incident
Exposition
Everything is normal. This is where
you usually introduce your hero
and setting.
Something happens! This
is the incident which starts
the action of the book.
Denouement
We return to the new ‘normal’
for the characters.
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KS3 English Language Fiction Writing Story Structure
Climax
Rising action
Falling action
Inciting incident
Exposition
Denouement
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