Scientific Narrative for paper on Flint Water Crisis

Story Outline

Before writing your LabLit (Scientific Narrative) outline your story. Exposition: when we learn important background information about the protagonist (the main character) and

their “normal” life. (You’re “exposing” the reader to the back story.)

Characters: Setting: Basic Situation: Conflict: something happens that creates a problem for the protagonist. Every story has to have some kind of

conflict or problem, and this is where that starts.

Rising Action: sequence of events that happen because of the conflict. They usually get more intense over time.

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Climax: the most exciting part of the story, the turning point. Where the main character comes face to face with

the conflict and must make a vital decision. This often happens near the end of the story, but not right at the end.

Falling Action: the events after the climax (usually quicker than the rising action).

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Resolution: the loose ends are tied up and we see how things have changed as a result of the events that

happened in the story.