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Beginning, middle, end
Discover Term 2: Axis 4, Chapter 1
GoalPlan a story with a place, characters, senses, a beginning, a middle, an end and a title.
New words
title · the name of a storyplan · to think about what to do before you do it
Explanation
To plan a story we answer three questions. Where did it happen? Who was there? What happened? We draw the beginning, the middle and the end in three boxes. We can add our senses: what did we see, hear, smell, taste or touch? We do not need all five. Last, we choose a title. Marwan plans a story about a trip to the Nile with Dad and his sister Farida.
Worked examples
| question | answer |
|---|---|
| where? | by the Nile |
| who? | Marwan, Dad and Farida |
| what happened? | a felucca ride |
Marwan adds senses. He saw a white sail, he heard the water splash, and he smelled roasted corn.
A good title is short. Marwan calls his story “Our Nile Day”.
Class activity
Plan my story: fold a paper into three parts. Draw the beginning, the middle and the end of a trip or a day you remember. Under each part, write or say one sentence. Then choose a title.
Practice
1
Name the three parts of a story.
Beginning, middle and end.
2
Where, who or what: which question asks about the characters?
Who.
3
Hana says: “I smelled fresh bread.” Which sense is that?
Smell.
4
What is a title?
The name of the story.