1. Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution 1. Who are the main characters? What are their characteristics? 2. When and where did the story take place? What were the circumstances? 3. What prompted the action in the story? 4. How do the main characters react emotionally to what happens in the story? 5. What did the main character decide to do? Did he/she set a goal? What was it? 6. How did the main characters try to accomplish their goals? 7. How does the story turn out? Did the main characters accomplish their goals? SUMMARYQUESTIONSNARRATIVESUMMARYQUESTIONSNARRATIVE

2. 1. Who are the main characters? What are their characteristics? 2. When and where did the story take place? What were the circumstances? 3. What prompted the action in the story? 4. How do the main characters react emotionally to what happens in the story? 5. What did the main character decide to do? Did he/she set a goal? What was it? 6. How did the main characters try to accomplish their goals? 7. How does the story turn out? Did the main characters accomplish their goals? Questions to help you SUMMARIZE a NARRATIVE (PLOT)

3. Questions to Summarize the Exposition of a Narrative….. 1. Who are the main characters? What are their characteristics? 2. When and where did the story take place? What were the circumstances? 3. What prompted the action in the story? 4. How do the main characters react emotionally to what happens in the story? 5. What did the main character decide to do? Did he/she set a goal? What was it?