Planning

first step - What do I want to write about? brainstorm the characters and the conflict. next - think about these things

Exposition - Where and when is my story set and how will this effect the characters? - Who are the Characters and how do their personalities effect the story? - What is the mood of the story? - Whose point of view will we see in the story?

Rising Action -What are the events that will lead up to the climax? -What is the conflict? -What will the mood be? Will it have changed from the exposition?

Climax -What is going to happen at the moment of greatest tension?

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Falling Action <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">-What will happen as a result of the conflict? <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">-what action will take place?

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Resolution <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">-How will the conflict be resolved? <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">-Is there a moral of the story?