1. Elizabeth Tanribilir Freytag’s pyramid for Goldilocks and the 3 bears Reading Grade level: Fourth grade
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Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution
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Freytag’s pyramid

3. Exposition
The start of the story where you learn the setting and the characters.
“In Goldilocks and the 3 bears,” we learn that the setting is at the 3 bears home.
The characters are Goldilocks, the papa bear, mama bear, and baby bear.
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4. Rising Action Events in a story that build up to the climax.
A few events that lead up to the climax in “Goldilocks and the three bears” are:
-Goldilocks tries all of the bears porridge.
-Goldilocks then tries out the 3 bears chairs, and breaks baby bears chair.
-She then tries out the 3 bears beds, and falls asleep in the baby bear’s bed.
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5. Climax
The most intense, exciting, or important point of a story (Turning point.)
The climax of “Goldilocks and the 3 bears” is when the 3 bears come home and find out that someone ate their porridge, used their chairs, and tried out their beds.
The bears find Goldilocks in the baby bear’s bed!
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6. Falling action
The falling action of a story is events that occur after the climax, that lead to the resolution (end of a story.)
The events that lead to the resolution in this story are:
-Goldilocks wakes up and realizes that the three bears found her in baby bears bed.
-She screams, “Help!” and runs down the stairs and heads for the door.
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7. Resolution The conclusion of a story, ties everything up.
Goldilocks runs out of the house, but finds her way home!
Moral of the story: She learns to not wander into anyone's house again 
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8. Freytag’s pyramid
Freytag's pyramid is the plot of a story that consists of five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
This is used to piece together the events of a story.
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9. Falling action Climax Resolution
Which part of Freytag’s pyramid is “The most intense, exciting, or important point of a story?”
Falling action
Climax
Resolution

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The falling action is the events that occur after the climax, leading to the end of a story.
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11. Correct  The climax is the correct answer!
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Incorrect! 
The resolution isn’t the correct answer because it means that it is the end of the story, and it ties everything together.
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