Lesson 1

A: Beginning/Exposition
1. Beatrice arrives unexpectedly
2. Beatrice’s sister attempts to determine what’s wrong with her sister
3. Offers Beatrice a shower and to have lunch

B: Middle/Rising Action
1. Beatrice and her sister are tense and uncomfortable
2. The sister struggles to understand what Beatrice wants
3. The sister is distrustful of Beatrice
4. Beatrice is trying to convince her sister to help her.

C. Climax
1. Beatrice loses consciousness and is rushed to the hospital

D. Falling Action
1. Beatrice is in the hospital
2. Beatrice’s doctor attempts to determine what cause Beatrice to collapse

E. Denouement
1. Beatrice’s sister finally offers to help her

F. Ending
1. Beatrice’s sister leaves to gather essentials so she can stay with her sister until she’s released
2. Beatrice’s sister realizes that she’s been lonely
3. Beatrice’s sister realizes that she’s glad her sister is a part of her life again.

Were there any elements of the story arc missing in the structure of your story? Is there too much background and not enough story? Does your story lack conflict? Does your story end with a resolution? Are there any areas in your story that you feel you need to better develop or elements of your story structure you should rearrange?

There doesn’t appear to be any missing story arcs in the structure. The background and story seem applicable. There is plenty of conflict and there is a resolution. The one element in the story that I need to develop further is that my main character is a loner and I don’t think that comes through.