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Title (3-6 words—try to catch the reader’s attention) (2 marks)

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Setting / Introduction (Reader finds out who is in the story; where the story takes place, and when
the story takes place.) (3 marks)
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Problem (Characters meet conflict or problem in the story. Give details on problem.) (5 marks)
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People come up with a plan to solve the problem. They try their plan. (4 marks)
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Problem gets worse. Something else has made the problem worse. Now what? (4 marks)
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Climax/Solving the Problem (The people did their best but it wasn’t enough. The problem is about to
win… but at the last moment, the people find a (logical) way to solve the problem.) (5 marks)
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Conclusion (What happened after the climax? Tie up loose ends. How do characters feel now that
problem has been solved?) (2 marks)
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