What is a story arc?
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- This is the part of the story where the character/s and setting is introduced
- Narrative exposition is the insertion of important background information within a story; for example, information about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, historical context, etc.
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- Conflict is a struggle or a problem. It occurs in three phases;
- Rising action
- Climax
- Falling action
- This adds suspense and excitement to a story.
- There is often four types of conflict;
- Character Vs Character
- Character Vs Nature
- Character Vs Society
- Character Vs Themselves
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- This is the event that increases the tension. These events lead to the Climax.
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- The climax can be one or many problems that create the high point of the story. Usually at the climax you can foreshadow the story's ending.
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- This is when the tension starts to decrease and everything begins to settle down.
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- The conflict has now been solved and usually indicates the ending, there could possibly be a 'happy ever after'.
