MAKE A NARRATIVE MAP Name______________________
Climax
Complications Opening Conflict Name the conflict that starts a chain of events that will lead to a big problem.
Determine several complications that make the situation worse or more complex. Three things that add complications: 1. _________________________
Conflict:__________________ Name the two people involved:
Name the climax of the story. Give a slow motion list of five or more smaller actions that make up the climax. The climax is when:
Beginning of climax: _________________________ Next action:
______________________ 2. _________________________ And the next action:
Conclusion
3. _________________________ 1. _________________________
And the next action: Inner feelings or fears of the main 2. _________________________ person: ___________________________ Big climax event: Start with dialogue or action between two people. Physical indications of this stress: _________________________ The action or dialogue topic: Describe two physical facial expressions, postures, tone of _________________________ voice, gestures, lighting, sounds, Reaction from a different person: or objects to amplify the climax. Two sensory details to ground the reader in the opening situation: 1. _________________________
Determine the wisdom to be gained from this event or how you wish to make sense of what happened. Name who can reflect on what happened at the end. Person: ____________________ Inner thoughts of that person: ____________________
1. _________________________ Reaction from another person: 2. _________________________
2. _________________________
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