Reading Journal

Story Structure Roller Coaster!

Students will love having a visual aid they can relate to for understanding rising and falling action in a story. 

Give each student the worksheet Click here 

Students will write 1 sentence on each coaster car

        Rising action àRising action àClimax àFalling Action

Students will write 1 sentence on each coaster car

        Rising action àRising action àClimax àFalling Action

The cars are labeled to help remind students what to write.

Also, the cars are colored to depict the rising action up to the climax (more intense color) to the cooler falling action color.