The document introduces the basic structure of a novel, including the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The introduction establishes characters, plot, setting, and theme without major events. The rising action builds through a series of events leading to the climax or turning point. After the climax, the falling action resolves loose ends before concluding with the resolution, which wraps up the story.

2. The Basic Structure of a Novel

4. Rising Action The rising action of a novel is a series of events that eventually leads to the climax of the novel. A lot happens in this section, and this is usually where most of the novel is!

5. Climax The climax of the novel is the turning point of the novel: it is what the rising action has been leading up to the whole time!

6. Falling Action The falling action comes after the climax in a novel: it ties up loose ends and leads to...

7. The Resolution! The resolution in a novel is the end. It brings the story and the novel to a close. The resolution can leave us feeling happy, sad, confused, resentful, rambunctious, amazed or any number of things!