 Arranging related events in a meaningful sequence to  Make a point  Create an effect  Usually concerned with action

 Narrative effect  The feeling or meaning the writer wants the reader to experience  Events are put in an order to create the effect

 The opening  Creates suspense and arouses interest  The complication  Should increase tension with each event  The resolution  Suspense ends and effect should be clear

 Scene  Showing  Often most dramatic  Often more specific  Summary  Telling  Synopsis of events  Not as detailed

 1 st person—  Participant tells the story  Usually directly affected the storyteller  3 rd person—  Outsider tells the story  Often news reporter like

 Chronological  Events as they happened, step by step  Psychological  Events as they are connected